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CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS, 


THE  CATECHISM  IN  RHYME, 


BT 

REV.  DR.  CUMMINGS, 

Pastor  of  St.  Stephen's  Church,  New  York* 


WITH  ORIGINAL  MUSIC. 


NEW  YORK: 
PUBLISHED  BY  D.  &  J.  SADLIER, 

31  BARCLAY  STREET. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1862, 

BY  J.  W.  CUMMINGS, 

En  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  for  th» 
Southern  District  of  New  York. 


TO  THE  PUBLIC. 

The  Art  of  Music  in  our  day  has  assumed  an 
importance  in  Schools  not  claimed  for  it  heretofore. 
From  being  an  accessory  and  ornamental  branch  of 
education,  it  has  risen  to  the  dignity  of  a  powerful 
means  for  conveying  instruction,  assisting  the  mem- 
ory, and  ennobling  the  heart,  and  it  is  daily  resorted 
to  with  success  as  an  effective  engine  for  enforcing 
discipline,  and  preserving  order.  It  is  thus  instru- 
mental in  organizing  and  marshalling  large  bodies 
of  scholars  as  well  as  in  entertaining  and  refining 
them. 

As  an  important  auxiliary  in  religious  instruction 
and  worship  it  has  been  prized  by  all  men,  but 
never  more  highly  than  by  the  members  of  the  Cath- 
olic Church.  The  "  Songs  for  Catholic  Schools'' 
have  passed  through  several  editions,  and  steadily 
increased  in  popularity  ever  since  their  first  appear- 
ance, as  eminently  well  fitted  to  subserve  the  varied 
objects  to  which  we  have  referred. 

The  undersigned  are  happy  to  announce  that  they 
have  secured  the  exclusive  right  of  publishing  the 
work,  and  to  offer  their  patrons  and  friends  this 
edition  as  the  fullest  and  most  correct  which  has 
appeared  up  to  the  present  time. 

D.  &  J.  SADLIEE. 


PREFACE. 


I  respectfully  ask  of  the  Catholic  public  a  fair  trial 
for  this  collection  of  melodies,  prepared  at  the  urgent 
request  of  Bishops  and  Clergymen  in  every  part  of  the 
United  States.  It  bears  the  title  of  "  Songs  for  Catholic 
Schools,"  being  chiefly  designed  for  singing  or  recitation 
in  Sunday-schools  and  day-schools  Nunder  Catholic  direc- 
tion, but  it  will  be  found  useful  also  by  church  choirs,  re- 
ligious communities,  and  private  families.  It  is  the  first 
original  collection  of  the  kind  ever  published  in  this 
country.  This  fact,  it  is  hoped,  will  excuse  its  imperfec- 
tions, and  at  the  same  time  obtain  for  it  a  friendly  recep- 
tion on  the  part  of  all  who  have  at  heart  the  religious 
improvement  of  American  Catholic  children. 

The  "  Definitions  and  Aids  to  Memory,"  in  the  second 
part  of  the  book,  are  a  brief  catechism  in  rhyme,  a  plan 
of  conveying  religious  instruction  which  has  been  tried 
with  excellent  results  among  young  and  illiterate  persons 
in  other  countries.  The  singing  or  chanting  of  such 
rhymes  causes  them  to  be  learned  quicker,  and  impresses 


VI  PEEFACE. 

them  more  deeply  on  \he  memory.     We  have,  therefore, 
set  to  music  the  portions  best  adapted  for  the  purpose. 

The  getting  up  of  such  a  work  involves  a  vast  amount 
of  labor,  care,  and  expense ;  that  it  may  go  forth  with 
God's  blessing  and  do  some  good,  is  the  earnest  prayer 
of  its  author. 

J.  W.  CUMMINGS. 

St.  Stephen's  Church,  New  York. 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE.   MUSIC  NOSk 

Hymn  to  St.  Stephen 5  1 

The  Music  of  Xature 7  2 

The  Messenger  Angel 8  3 

Morning  Prayer 11  4 

Hail !  Virgin  of  Virgins 12  5 

The  Invocation 14  6 

The  Church 17  7 

The  Ascension 19  8 

The  Blessing 21  9 

Prayer  against  Temptation 22  10 

Holy  Communion 24  11 

The  Annunciation 25  12 

The  Sleep  of  the  Infant  Jesus 26  13 

Hvmn  to  Mary 29  14 

A'Child's  May  Song 30  15 

The  Tear  of  Innocence 32  16 

Purgatory 33  17 

A  Night  Prayer 34  18 

Song  of  the  Union 35  19 

The  Blessed  Eucharist 36  20 

Child's  Hymn  to  the  Guardian  Angel 38  21 

Hymn  of  the  Crusaders 40  23,  25 

Hymn  of  the  Hebrews 41  22.  24 

Recollection 42  23,25 

Encouragement 42  22,  24 

Hymn  to  the  Blessed  Trinity 43  26 

"       to  the  Holy  Ghost 44  27 

11       of  Praise 46  23 

"       of  Trust : 48  29 

"       of  Thanksgiving 50  30 

"       of  Hope 53  31 

"       for  Communion  of  Children 55  32 

"       to  St.  Joseph 57  33 


Vlll  CONTENTS. 

PAGE.  MT78IO  K0%. 

Hymn  to  St.  Francis  de  Sales 59  34 

"      to  St.  Jane  Frances  de  Chantal 61  35 

"      to  St.  Vincent  de  Paul 62  36 

"      to  St.  Mary  Magdalen 64  3T 

u      to  St.  Teresa 65  38 

"      to  Mary,  Help  of  Christians 67  39 

"      for  the  Month  of  Mary 68  40 

The  Lord's  Day 70  41 

The  Child  Jesus 72  42 

The  Seven  Archangels 74  43 

Mass  Hymn 75  44 

God  Save  the  Commonwealth 78  45 

The  Holy  Innocents 79  46 

Dew-Drops  of  Wisdom 80  47 

The  Language  of  Feeling 84  48 

The  Yoyage  of  Life 85  49 

Death 86  50 

The  Angel  and  the  Child 87  55 

The  Virtues  at  Bethlehem 89  56 

The  Hour  of  Prayer 90  57 

Queen  of  Angels 92  58 

Salutation  to  Mary 94  59 

Happy  Death 95  60 

Prayer  of  David 96  61 

The  Voice  of  Conscience 98  62 

Morning  Service 99  63 

The  Lay  of  the  Prodigal,  in  VII  Melodies: 

I.  The  Forewarning 101  64 

II.  The  Trespass ' 102  67 

III.  The  Awakening 103  68 

IV.  The  Plaint 104  69 

V.  The  Avowal 104  70 

VI.  The  Resolve 105  71 

VII.  The  Return 106  72 

St.  Cecilia 107  73 

St.  Rose  of  Lima 108  74 

St.  Rose  of  Lima  (Child's  Hymn) , . 110  75 

The  Guardian  Angels 112  76 

The  Birth  of  Christ 113  77 

MaySong 115  78 


CONTENTS.  IX 

PAGE.   MTSIC  NO&. 

?he  Altar 116  79 

AdoroTe 118  80 

The  Broken  Promise 119  81 

The  Hereafter 120  82 

A  Dirge 121  83 

The  Resurrection 122  84 

The  Guerdon   123  85 

Emblems  of  Life 125  86 

The  Worship  of  Nature 126  87 

The  Cherished  Hope 127  88 

Antiphon  from  Complin 128  89 

Neapolitan  Mariner's  Hymn 129  90 

The  Happy  Day 131  91 

Twilight  Musings 132  92 


CONTENTS  OF  AIDS  TO  MEMORY. 


PAGE.  MT7SIO  NO& 

Acts  of  Faith,  &c 1         51 

The  Cardinal  Virtues 2 

Ten  Commandments 3 

Precepts  of  the  Church 4 

Grace 5 

A  Sacrament 5 

The  Seven  Sacraments 6 

The  Blessed  Eucharist  (Canticle) 9        52 

The  Four  Ends  of  Mass 18 

The  Seven  Gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost 14 

The  Twelve  Fruits  of  the  Holy  Ghost 15 

The  Seven  Corporal  Works  of  Mercy 7 

The  Seven  Spiritual  Works  of  Mercy 7 

The  Seven  Deadly  Sins 8 

The  Eight  Beatitudes 8 

Four  Last  Things 19 

The  Seven  Sorrows  of  the  Blessed  Virgin 19         53 

Aspiration 21 

The  Fourteen  Stations  of  the  Cross 21         54 

The  Four  Cardinal  Virtues 25 


ALPHABETICAL  INDEX. 

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PAGE.  MF8I0  NOa 

A.  hymn  of  thanksgiving 50  30 

A  hymn  to  St.  Tincent  de  Paul 62  36 

Almighty  Sire !  I  am  dust 43  26 

Almighty  Father  of  my  soul 106  72 

An  angel  bent  over  a  cradle 87  55 

At  night  the  wealthy  citizen 72  42 

*By  Simeon  old  the  future's  told A19  53 

*By  Prudence  we  advise  with  virtuous  friends. A25 

Children  of  St.  Stephen !  raise 21  9 

Child  of  the  morning,  silvery  numbers 101  66 

Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead 122  84 

Daughter  of  God  the  Father 94  59 

Dark  Clouds  are  over  us 129  90 

Enough  of  the  world  and  its  splendors 105  71 

Ere  Peace  and  Freedom,  hand  in  hand 35  19 

Far  from  Eden  in  exile  we  wander 42  23,  25 

First  off 'ring  of  America 108  74 

Forth  a  stern  decree  hath  issued . . .  120  82 

From  thy  bright  throne  above  the  sky 30  15 

God  the  Holy  Ghost !  Life-giver ! 44  27 

God  of  mercy,  hear  thy  people 78  45 

God  of  glory 14  6 

Golden  days  and  silver  nights 115  78 

Great  God,  I  call  upon  thy  name 34  18 

♦Great  God,  whatever  through  Thy  Church. . .    Al  51 

Hail !  Virgin  of  virgins ! 12  5 

*  A  indicates  the  page  in  the  "  Aids  to  Memory." 


XII  ALPHABETICAL    INDEX. 

PAGE.    MTT8IC  NOS 

*Kail !  most  holy  Sacrament A9  52 

Haste  fond  mem'ry,  thy  vigor  recalling 41  22,  24 

Hear  the  word.  .> 80  47 

Help  of  Christians,  while  the  combat 67  39 

♦Holy  Spirit,  in  my  bosom A15  64 

Holy  Stephen,  Chief  of  Martyrs 5  1 

How  kind  it  is  of  you  to  come 38  21 

I  hear  a  voice  from  Bethlehem 79  46 

I  bow  before  thee,  unseen  Deity 118  80 

I  love  to  see  a  tear-drop 84  48 

In  a  dream  I  saw  the  seasons 113  77 

In  highest  heaven,  where  stands  the  throne. .     25  12 

I  passed  a  rose  at  early  morn 125  86 

I  too  have  stood  among  the  band 104  70 

It  is  the  hour — it  is  the  hour  of  Prayer 90  57 

Jane  de  Chantal,  worthy  pupil 61  35 

Joseph  thinks  to  part  with  Mary 57  33 

Know  ye  that  Angels 112  76 

Let  a  pious  prayer  be  said 121  83 

Lord !  when  a  silvery  -star 46  28 

Lord  of  Hosts !  from  the  home  of  our  childhood    40  23,  25 

Most  Holy  Trinity,  One  God 75  44 

My  heart  is  sad  and  heavy 104  69 

Near  thy  servant  dying 95  60 

Now  is  the  Day-star 99  65 

O  brightness  of  eternal  light 48  29 

Oftentimes  when  angry  billows 59  34 

Oh  how  shall  we  praise  thee,  Cecilia 107  73 

O  Magdalen !    O  Magdalen 64  37 

Oh,  Mary!   Mother  Mary! 22  10 

Punish  me  not  in  the  day  of  thy  wrath 96 

Queen  of  Angels 92  58 


ALPHABETICAL    INDEX,  XlU 

PAGE.   MUSIC   KOa. 

Rejoice,  oh  ye  children  of  bondage  I 19  8 

Salva  nos  Domine  vigilantes 128  89 

Skies  of  purple  and  gold 103  68 

Slumber,  haste !  on  dewy  pinions. 26  13 

Snow  and  rain  have  vanished 68  40 

Soul,  awaken,  in  sadness  why  languish? 42  22,  24 

Spirits  that  languish. 33  17 

♦Spirit  of  Holiness A14  63 

Star  of  the  ocean ! : 29  14 

This  day  is  a  day  of  rejoicing 131  91 

The  earth,  0  Lord,  rejoices 11  4 

The  vision — the  vision  of  Death  and  its  terrors     86  50 

The  tear  of  innocence — how  bright 32  16 

*The  Son  of  God  came  down  from  heaven. . . .  A21  54 

The  Messenger  Angel  descending  at  night ...       8  3 

The  vows  which  I  have  spoken. 119  81 

The  Hope  which  I  have  cherished 127  88 

There's  worship  where  the  roses  bloom 126  87 

There  once  did  live  a  little  girl 110  75 

There's  music  in  the  bubbling  rill 7  2 

There  are  seven  bright  spirits  that  stand 74  43 

This  is  the  day  our  Lord 70  41 

Thy  power,  O  Lord,  is  boundless  power 36  20 

•To  worship  at  Jehovah's  throne A18 

Twilight  is  a  witching  hour 132  92 

Upon  the  sea  at  morning 85  49 

Virgin  daughter  of  Castile 65  38 

What  light  is  streaming  from  the  skies 55  32 

When  the  lowly  grot  of  Bethlehem. 89  56 

When  the  air  is 53  31 

When  our  Saviour  wished  to  prove 24  11 

Where,  Ohl  where  are  the  happy  hours 102  67 

Where  the  holy  Altar  stands 116  79 

World  of  Grace !  mysterious  Temple ! 17  7 

Yes,  I  have  heard  that  whisper 98  62 

Zealous  for  the  honor 123  85 


LIST  OF  COMPOSERS. 


1.  SiGNOR  Domexico  Speranza,  well  known  as  a  popular 
writer  of  m/'sic  in  Italy,  and  honored  with  the  title  of 
M  Inneggiatore"  to  the  royal  house  of  Savoy,  and  afterward 
connected  with  the  Academy  of  Music,  New  York  City. 
Sigiior  Speranza  had  under  his  charge  as  many  as  sixteen 
hundred  children,  belonging  to  the  public  Institutions  of 
Turin,  and  received  nattering  testimonials  from  the  Govern- 
ment, for  the  successful  results  of  his  system  of  musical  In- 
struction. 

2.  Mr.  John  M.  Loretz,  Jr.,  Organist  and  Director  of  the 
choir  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Brooklyn,  New  York.  To  pre- 
vent confusion  the  initials  of  Mr.  Loretz  have  been  placed  at 
the  head  of  each  of  his  compositions. 

3.  Original  words  have  been  adapted  to  the  following  popu- 
lar airs : 

The  French  Hymn  "Puissante  Protectrice.'' 

"  Agathe,"  by  Franz  Abt 

Hymn  of  the  Crusaders,  by  VerdL 

Hymn  of  the  Hebrews,  by  VerdL 

Ach  wenn  du  warst  mein  eigen,  by  Kuchen. 

The  Canticle  on  the  Blessed  Eucharist,  is  set  to  an  ancient 
Plain  Chant,  and  the  air  of  "The "Worship  of  Nature,"  is  by 
the  music  teacher  of  St  Stephen's  Sunday-school,  Mr.  Pietro 
Paolicchi 

No.  90  is  a  popular  Neapolitan  air.  Nos.  91  and  92  were 
written  expressly  for  Sadlier's  first  edition  iiy  the  distinguish 
©d  Maestro  Signor  P.  Rondinella. 


SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


TO  ST.  STEPHEN. 

Holy  Stephen,  Chief  of  Martyrs, 

Thee  we  hail  with  special  love — 
Heaven  gave  thee  for  our  patron 

Thee  of  all  the  saints  above. 
Hear  the  voices  of  thy  children, 

Kneeling  fondly  at  thy  shrine ; 
Fill  our  hearts  with  love  for  Jesus, 

With  a  fervent  love  like  thine. 

Fond  Protector,  we  have  loved  thee 

For  thy  faith  so  bold  and  true ; 
Faith  that  in  its  simple  wisdom 

Overcame  both  Greek  and  Jew. 
Teach  us,  likk  thee,  on  our  foreheads 

To  impress  the  sacred  sign, 
And  to  meet  the  foes  of  justice 

With  a  manly  zeal  like  tine. 


SONGS   FOB  CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

Strong  with  rage,  the  heartless  tyrants 

Dragged  thee  to  the  City  gate — 
Stones  were  hurled  in  fearful  volleys — 

Martyr !  they  have  sealed  thy  fate ! 
With  the  odor  of  the  victim, 

Earliest  slain  for  Jesus'  faith, 
Rose  a  prayer  imploring  pardon 

Pardon  for  the  deed  of  death. 

Stephen  for  his  persecutors 

Prays  as  Christ  had  prayed  before ; 
And  the  Apostle  of  the  nations 

To  the  cause  of  truth  comes  o'er. 
Proto-martyr,  teach  thy  children 

Good  for  evil  to  return ; 
Teach  the  hearts  of  unbelievers 

Like  the  heart  of  Paul  to  burn. 

Life  in  doing  good  thou  spendest, 

And  when  dying  dost  behold 
Thy  sweet  Master  clad  in  glory, 

Mortal  tongue  hath  never  told. 
,  Make  us  imitate  thy  virtues, 

Blessed  Saint — we  are  thine  own, 
And  unite  us  all  in  heaven 

Near  the  footstool  of  thy  throne^ 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

THE  MUSIC  OF  NATURE. 

There's  music  in  the  bubbling  rill 

That  frolics  o'er  the  mead, 
That  makes  the  silver  daisy  bloom, 

And  laves  the  nodding  reed. 
There's  music  in  the  gentle  breeze 

That  whispers  through  the  wood, 
And  softly  sings,  to  mortal  things, 

The  praise  of  Nature's  God. 

There's  music  in  the  shower  that  falls 

Upon  a  sultry  day, 
To  spread  new  verdure  o'er  the  fields, 

And  cheer  the  drooping  spray. 
There's  music  in  the  frisky  lamb 

That  loves  the  verdant  sod, 
And  sporting  sings,  to  mortal  things, 

The  praise  of  Nature's  God. 

There's  music  in  the  tiny  throats 

That  hail  the  rising  sun, 
That  cheer  the  traveler's  weary  way, 

Across  the  woodland  dun. 
There's  music  in  the  busy  bee 

That  makes  the  flow'ret  nod, 
And  humming  sings,  to  mortal  things, 

The  praise  of  Nature's  God. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

There's  music  in  the  bright  cascade 

That  dashes  from  the  steep, 
Along  the  banks  where  rivers  roll 

Their  waters  to  the  deep, 
And,  driven  by  the  tempest's  breath 

O'er  foaming  ocean's  flood, 
The  billow  sings,  to  mortal  things, 

The  praise  of  Nature's  God. 

Thus  toward  the  skies  an  endless  hymn 

Of  earthly  notes  ascends, 
And  with  the  music  of  the  spheres 

In  daily  concert  blends. 
One  voice  is  harsh,  one  voice  alone 

Through  all  the  world's  abode — 
The  sinner  sings  in  praise  of  things 

Forbidden  by  his  God. 


THE  MESSENGEB  ANGEL. 

The  Messenger  Angel  descending  at  night, 
Chased  silence  and  shadow  with  music  and 
light. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  9 

The    shepherds   of    Bethlehem    heard   on   the 

plain 
The  Messenger  Angel,  and  this  was  his  strain  : 
"May  peace  be  to  mortals  and  glory  to  Hea- 
ven— 
The   Promised  of  old  to   mankind  has   been 

given ; 
Rejoice  at  the  splendors  that  herald  his  birth, 
The  Saviour,  the  Saviour  has  come  upon  earth. 

"  The  fields  are  adorned  with  the  verdure  of 

May, 
And  winter's  chill  bosom  with  roses  is  gay ; 
The  winds  that  made  war  on  the  face  of  the 

deep, 
Have  sought  their  dark  caverns  and  lain  down 

to  sleep. 
While  nature  rejoices  rise,  mortals,  arise, 
The  mystery  viewing  with  holy  surprise ; 
Rejoice  at  the  glory  that  heralds  his  birth, 
The  Saviour,  the  Saviour  has  come  upon  earth. 

u  The  wise  men  of  nations  advance  from  afar, 
Led  on  by  the  shining  of  Jacob's  bright  star ; 
To   Bethlehem's  '  grotto    their  treasures    they 

bring, 
And  kneel  at  the  shrine  of  the  heavenly  King. 


10  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

The     Gentiles    are    sitting    in    darkness    no 

more, 
But  worship  the  God  whom   they  knew  not 

before, 
And   follow   the   light   which    announces   his 

birth— 
The    Saviour,    the    Saviour  has    come    upon 

earth." 

Yet  chanted  the  Seraph,  when  rapturous  strains 
From  thousands  of  angels  awakened  the  plains ; 
Ethereal  splendor  encircled  the  throng 
That  caught  up  his  theme  and  re-echoed  his 

song. 
The  burden  was   swelled   by  each   heavenly 

voice : 
"  The  Expected  is  come :  happy  mortals  re- 
joice ! 
Rejoice  at  the  glories  that  herald  his  birth — 
The    Saviour,   the  Saviour    has    come    upon 
earth." 


SONGS   FOE   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  11 

MORNING  PRAYER. 

The  earth,  O  Lord,  rejoices, 

And  sings  with  glad  acclaim, 
A  hymn  of  many  voices, 

In  honor  of  thy  name. 
We  join  the  happy  chorus, 

That  hails  the  morning  light ; 
And  bless  the  Lord  that  o'er  us, 

Kept  loving  watch  all  night. 

Our  every  thought  and  action, 

We  offer  up  to  thee ; 
From  folly  and  distraction, 

We  beg  thee  keep  us  free. 
Let  no  profane  example, 

No  censure,  no  applause, 
Lead  us  this  day  to  trample, 

O  Lord,  upon  thy  laws. 

It  pleased  thee,  Lord,  to  make  us, 

That  we  might  serve  thee  here ; 
Let  not  thy  grace  forsake  us, 

But  keep  us  in  thy  fear. 
Preserve  our  life,  O  Father, 

That  we  may  serve  thee  still ; 
But  let  us  lose  it  rather 

Than  disobey  thy  will. 


12  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

HAIL  !  VIRGIN  OF  VIRGINS 

Hail  !  Virgin  of  virgins  ! 

Thy  praises  we  sing, 
Thy  throne  is  in  heaven, 

Thy  Son  is  its  King. 
The  Saints  and  the  Angels 

Thy  glory  proclaim ; 
All  nations  devoutly 

Bow  down  at  thy  name. 

Let  all  sing  of  Mary, 

The  mystical  Rod, 
The  Mirror  of  Justice, 

The  Handmaid  of  God. 
Let  valley  and  mountain 

Unite  in  her  praise  ; 
The  sea  with  its  waters, 

The  sun  with  its  rays. 

Let  souls  that  are  holy 

Still  holier  be, 
To  sing  with  the  angels 

Sweet  Mary,  of  thee 
Let  all  who  are  sinners 

To  virtue  return, 
That  hearts  without  number 

With  thy  love  may  burn. 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  13 

Thy  name  is  our  power, 

Thy  love  is  our  light ; 
We  praise  thee  at  morning, 
I     At  noon  and  at  night. 
We  thank  thee,  we  bless  thee, 

When  happy  and  free ; 
When,  tempted  by  Satan, 

We  call  upon  thee. 

The  world  does  not  love  thee, 

Oh  beautiful  one ! 
Because  it  despises 

The  cross  of  thy  Son. 
But  thou  art  the  Mother 

Of  all  Adam's  race  ; 
The  birth-stain  of  Eva 

'Tis  thine  to  efface. 

Oh!  be  then  our  Mothei, 

And  pray  to  the  Lord, 
That  all  may  acknowledge 

And  worship  His  Word ; 
That  good  men  with  courage 

May  walk  in  His  ways, 

And  bad  men  converted 

May  join  in  His  praise. 
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14  BONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

THE   INVOCATION. 

God  of  glory, 

God  of  might, 
Foe  of  error, 

Friend  of  right,— 
Roll  the  tempest 

Far  away, 
Smile  in  sunbeams 

As  we  pray. 

We  are  prostrate 

At  thy  throne, 
Knowing,  fearing 

Thee  alone. 
Thou  art  Master 

Of  us  all, — 
Nations  by  Thee 

Stand  or  fall. 

Who  can  conquer 

Thee,  O,  Lord? 
What  is  stronger 

Than  Thy  word? 
What  Thou  blessest 

Must  prevail ; 
What  Thou  cursest 

Can  but  fail. 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  15 

At  thy  bidding, 

Like  a  scroll, 
Heaven  its  blue  arch 

Did  unroll. 
Stars  and  planets 

Sprung  to  light, 
From  the  bosom 

Of  the  night. 

"lis  thy  wisdom 

Guides  the  sun, 
Till  his  daily 

Race  is  run ; 
And  when  evening 

Spreads  its  haze, 
Silver  moonbeams 

Speak  Thy  praise. 

O'er  the  waters, 

At  thy  word, 
Earth  upheaving 

Owned  its  Lord. 
Yearly  traveling, 

Space  immense, 
Earth  still  blesses 

Providence. 


16  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

To  thine  image 

Man  was  made, 
And  in  Eden's 

Sunny  glade, 
Blest  with  graces 

Bright  and  strong, 
Good  to  follow, 

Shunning  wrong. 

Led  by  Satan 

To  rebel, 
From  thy  favor 

Soon  he  fell. 
But  as  Adam 

Stood,  we  stand, 
Raised  by  Jesus' 

Outstretched  hand. 

God  of  Mercy, 

Truth  and  Right, 
Give  Thy  ransomed 

Children  light, 
Here  His  sacred 

Law  to  prize, 
And  to  see  Him 

In  the  skies. 


S02s'GS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  17 

THE  CHURCH. 

World  of  Grace !  mysterious  Temple ! 

Holy,  Apostolic,  One ! 
Never  changing,  ever  blessing 

Ev'ry  age  and  ev'ry  zone  ; 
Church,  sweet  mother  !  may  all  nations 

Know  thee,  love  thee  as  of  yore, 
May  thy  children  learn  to  prize  thee, 

Daily,  hourly,  more  and  more. 

Where  on  earth  the  hapless  region 

Not  illumined  by  her  light  { 
Where  the  shore  her  saintly  heralds 

Never  gladdened  with  their  sight  ? 
Unconfined  by  wave  or  mountain, 

Spreads  her  voice  from  pole  to  pole, 
Threat'ning  Hell  or  pledging  Heaven 

To  the  pure  or  guilty  soul. 

Vainly  did  the  haughty  Roman 

Smite  her  with  imperial  rod, 
Vainly  did  the  subtler  Attic     v 

Spread  his  toils  where'er  she  trod. 
Through  the  adverse  crowd  she  wended, 

In  the  triumph  of  her  might, 
Baffling  Warrior,  Sage,  and  Sophist, 

Skilled  in  wiles  or  bold  in  fight. 
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18  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

From  his  couch  of  fragrant  roses 

She  has  torn  the  Sybarite, 
She  has  checked  the  rushing  Vandal 

In  the  hottest  of  the  fight ; 
She  has  tracked  the  Northern  Savage 

Even  to  his  rocky  den  ; 
She  has  tamed  the  vengeful  Huron 

Wandering  in  the  woody  glen. 


She  has  written  in  the  tablets 

Of  the  infantine  Chinese ; 
She  has  sung  amid  the  bowers 

Of  the  happy  Bengalese ; 
She  has  snatched  the  trembling  Hindoo 

From  the  smoking  funeral  pile ; 
She  has  lit  the  dusky  features 

Of  the  bond-slave  with  a  smile. 

All  of  Truth,  and  naught  of  Error, 

Is  her  dowry — hers  alone ; 
"While  her  life  of  inward  beauty 

Knows — hopes — loves  the  Triune  One. 
From  the  heart  of  her  Beloved 

Flows  a  fount  in  seven-fold  stream, 
Whence  her  children  draw  the  waters 

Lit  by  Heaven's  quickening  beam. 


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SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  19 

Church  of  God !  mysterious  Temple ! 

Holy,  Apostolic,  One ! 
Never  changing,  ever  blessing 

Ev'ry  age  and  ev'ry  zone. 
Church,  sweet  mother !  may  all  nations 

Know  thee,  love  thee  as  of  yore, 
May  thy  children  learn  to  prize  thee, 

Daily,  hourly,  more  and  more. 


THE  ASCENSION. 

Rejoice,  oh  ye  children  of  bondage  ! 

The  night  of  your  grief  has  gone  by, 
And  bright  as  the  sun  is  at  morning, 

Your  Lord  has  ascended  on  high. 
Lift  up  the  bright  portals  of  glory, 

Blest  Angels,  to  let  in  your  King, 
And  hasten  the  hymn  of  His  triumph, 

On  golden  harps  bravely  to  sing. 

He  bowed  Him  in  death,  as  a  victim, 

To  atone  for  the  crime  of  the  world ; 
Sin's  sceptre  from  Sin  He  hath  wrested, 

Death's  dart  against  Death  He  hath  hurled. 
Great  Eather,  the  shafts  of  Thy  anger 

Now  happily  idle  will  be — 
Thou  smilest  in  peace  on  Thy  creatures, 

Nc  longer  rebellious  to  Thee. 


20  SONGS   FOR  CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS 

Oh  Saints,  that  in  glory  refulgent, 

Burst  forth  from  the  tombs  where  you  lay, 
And  back  o'er  a  path  yet  untrodden, 

Come  out  with  your  Chief  into  day : 
How  looked  He,  how  seemed  He,  the  victor 

From  worlds  He  had  conquered  below, 
To  worlds  of  ethereal  splendor, 

Prepared  as  their  Monarch  to  go  ? 

Oh,  none  but  your  tongue,  or  a  Seraph's, 

May  tell  of  the  Infinite  One, 
Whom  kings  in  their  glory  resemble, 

As  glow-worms  resemble  the  sun. 
Yet  we  can  exult  in  your  triumph, 

Ye  servants  and  friends  of  the  Lord — 
We  hope,  humbly  hope  yet  to  share  it, 

Through  grace  of  the  all-saving  Word. 

This  day,  in  the  heart  of  poor  mortals 

Reign  gladness  and  peace. — It  is  well ! 
This  day  the  chill  shadow  of  sadness 

Should  darken  no  dwelling  but  Hell. 
This  day,  let  the  prayers  of  the  youthful, 

Like  incense,  to  Heaven  ascend, 
And  gain  for  the  souls  of  the  ransomed 

The  grace  to  love  God  to  the  end. 


SONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  21 

THE  BLESSING. 

Children  of  St.  Stephen !  raise 

High  the  grateful  notes  of  praise ; 

With  the  voice  the  heart  should  swell, 

While  the  orison  you  tell : 

Nos  cum  prole  pia, 
Benedicat  Virgo  Maria ! 

Jesus,  God's  Incarnate  Word  ! 

Mary,  mother  of  our  Lord ! 

Bless  us,  while  our  choral  song, 

Peals  the  sacred  walls  along: 
Nos  cum  prole  pia, 
Benedicat  Yirgo  Maria ! 

Bless  our  Church,  the  common  home, 
Where  the  faithful  daily  come, — 
Now  to  breathe  a  thankful  prayer, 
Now  to  pour  their  sorrows  there ! 
Nos  cum  prole  pia, 
Benedicat  Yirgo  Maria ! 

Bless  our  priest  who  at  the  shrine, 

Offers  up  the  Host  Divine,— 

Heaven's  justice  to  adore, 

Or  its  mercy  to  implore  ! 

Nos  cum  prole  pia, 
Benedicat  Vir^o  Maria ! 


22  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

Bless  our  parents,  teach  them  still 
All  their  duties. to  fulfill; 
Still  aright  our  steps  to  lead, 
By  their  word,  and  by  their  deed. 
Nos  cum  prole  pia, 
Benedicat  Virgo  jMaria. 

Bless  us  when  in  school  we  learn, 
When  we  play,  or  home  return, — 
And  when  fails  this  mortal  breath, 
Hear  us  praying  at  our  death. 
l$os  cum  prole  pia, 
Benedicat  Yirgo  Maria. 


PEAYEE  AGAINST  TEMPTATION. 

[Arranged  for  the  French  hymn  "  Pmssante  Protectrice.'"] 

Oh,  Mary !  Mother  Mary ! 

We  place  our  trust  in  thee — 
Our  faith  shall  never  vary, 

Though  weak  the  flesh  may  be. 
Too  oft  with  steps  unwary, 

From  duty  we  have  bent : 
Oh,  Mary  !  Mother  Mary  ! 

Thou  teach  us  to  repent. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  23 

The  grisly  form  of  terror 

Now  rises  on  our  way ; 
Now  more  seductive  error 

"Would  lead  our  feet  astray. 
Satan  is  strong  and  wary, 

But  thou  wilt  crush  his  might : 
Oh,  Mary !  Mother  Mary ! 

Strengthen  us  in  the  fight. 

From  dangerous  occasions 

That  blind,  imprudent  eyes — 
From  treacherous  persuasions 

That  point  not  to  the  skies — 
From  mirth  too  light  and  airy, 

From  thought  too  sad  and  deep  : 
Oh,  Mary !  Mother  Mary ! 

Thy  little  children  keep. 

Let  us  remember  ever 

The  presence  of  the  Lord; 
Let  us  with  fond  endeavor 

Obey  his  holy  "Word. 
As  Monster,  or  as  Fairy, 

Satan  may  take  the  field — 
But  Mary !  Mother  Mary  ! 

Thy  name  will  be  our  shield. 


24  SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

HOLY  COMMUNION. 

AIR AGATHE. 

When  our  Saviour  wished  to  prove 
All  the  fullness  of  his  love, 
He  gave  us  ere  life  was  spent 
The  thrice  Holy  Sacrament. 
It  is  here  his  burning  heart 
Would  to  all  its  flames  impart ; 
Thus  He  speaks  with  love  divine, 
Give  me,  oh  give  me  that  heart  of  thine 

When  the  dark  and  stormy  night 
Fills  the  soul  with  wild  affright ; 
From  the  cloud  wherein  he  hides 
Soon  a  ray  of  comfort  glides. 
Where  the  tear  of  penance  falls, 
Where  the  voice  of  sorrow  calls  ; 
Still  He  speaks  with  love  divine, 
Give  me,  oh  give  me  that  heart  of  thine 

Can  the  Martyr  in  his  might — 
Can  the  Seraph  in  his  flight, 
To  their  blessed  Lord  draw  near — 
Nearer  than  we  sinners  here  ? 
God  Himself  we  here  receive, 
Nobler  gift  He  cannot  give  ; 
Yet  He  breathes  with  love  divine, 
Give  me,  oh  give  me  that  heart  of  thine. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  25 

I    THE  ANNUNCIATION. 

In  highest  heaven  where  stands  the  throne 

Of  Majesty  supernal, 
The  Archangel  Gabriel  came  alone, 

And  bowed  before  the  Eternal. 
His  Lord's  behests  received  he  there, 

And  toward  the  crystal  portals 
He  winged  his  way,  a  herald  fair 

Of  peace  to  sinful  mortals. 

Each  heavenly  choir  sang  hymns  of  thanks 

As  he  to  each  drew  nearer ; 
And  honored  all  adown  their  ranks, 

Of  Gfod's  commands  the  bearer. 
As  from  the  gates  of  pearl  afar 

The  princely  spirit  wended,  ' 
Burned  every  conscious  sun  and  star 

With  rays  more  pure  and  splendid. 

Athwart  the  azure  firmament 

And  atmospheric  ocean, 
He  like  a  dazzling  meteor  went 

With  swift  but  steady  motion. 
He  reaches  earth : — no  shades  of  night, 

No  wintry  snows  dare  meet  him, 
But  lilies  white  and  roses  bright, 

Burst  blooming  forth  to  greet  him. 


26  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

He  seeketh  not  the  gilded  dome 

Where  reign  earth's  favored  minions, 
But  in  a  simple  Jewish  home 

He  rests  his  snowy  pinions. 
A  lowly  maiden  there  beholds 

The  ambassador  of  heaven ; 
To  her  his  message  he  unfolds — 

To  her  the  crown  is  given. 

Heaven's  minister  is  heard  no  more 

God's  wondrous  works  foretelling, 
For  he  hath  flown  his  errand  o'er, 

Bapk  to  his  master's  dwelling. 
But  God  fulfills  the  promise  now, 

His  Son  is  made  our  brother, 
And,  Mary,  Queen  of  Virgins,  thou, 

Thou  art  the  Saviour's  Mother. 


THE  SLEEP   OF  THE  INFANT  JESUS. 

Slumber,  haste  !  on  dewy  pinions 
From  thy  starry  throne  descend, 

Gently  toward  yon  little  manger, 
Let  thy  golden  wand  extend. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  27 

On  his  mother's  bosom  slowly 
Lo !  the  Babe  reclines  his  head  ; 

Sweetly  o'er  his  wearied  senses 

Balmy  sleep  its  charm  hath  spread. 

Hark !  the  angry  blast  of  winter 

Dies  along  the  snowy  plain ; 
Fainter  grow  the  rippling  murmurs 

Of  Judea's  distant  main. 
Through  the  pine-grove  Cedron  calmly 

Pours  its  waves  adown  the  steep ; 
Silence  reigns  o'er  things  created 

While  their  God  is  wrapt  in  sleep. 

But  alas  !  a  fitful  shadow 

Passes  o'er  his  features  now  , 
Heavenly  Babe,  what  thoughts  of  sorrow 

Overcast  thy  comely  brow  ? 
Tell,  oh !  tell,  thou  gentle  mother, 

What  disturbs  thine  Infant's  rest ; 
Knowest  thou  what  sad  reflection 

Lurketh  in  his  heaving  breast  ? 

Can  it  be  this  lonely  grotto 

Opening  on  the  snowy  plain  ; 
Can  it  be  that  rugged  pallet 

Gives  the  trembling  infant  pain  ? 


58  SONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No !  responsive  to  his  calling 

Gilded  domes  would  rise  from  earth  ; 

Yet  he  chose  a  nameless  dwelling 
For  his  poor  and  humble  birth. 

But  his  heart  can  never  slumber 

Though  he  close  his  wearied  eyes ; 
Still  before  his  mystic  vision 

Future  days  of  strife  arise. 
Now  he  feels  disgraceful  fetters 

Round  his  weary  limbs  entwined  ; 
Now  the  scenes  of  shame  and  torture 

Pass  before  his  watchful  mind. 

Yet  it  is  not  gloomy  dungeon, 

Thorny  scourge,  or  glittering  spear, 
Nor  yet,  Death  !  thy  bitter  chalice 

Makes  the  sleeping  infant  fear. 
But  the  ingratitude  of  mortals, 

Darker  far  than  tyrant's  art, 
lieaches  with  its  pointed  arrow 

Even  the  Messiah's  heart. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  29 

HYMN  TO  MARY. 

CHORUS. 

Star  of  the  ocean ! 
Mid  life's  commotion, 
We,  with  devotion, 

Follow  thy  light. 
Keep  11s  still  wary, 
Lest  we  may  vary ; 
Mary !     Sweet  Mary ! 

Guide  lis  aright. 

O  spotless  Queen  of  Virgins  ! 

With  shining  lilies  crowned, 
Grant,  we,  thy  youthful  daughters, 

May  pure,  like  thee,  be  found. 

Star  of  the  ocean,  &c. 

Thou  art  the  Queen  of  Martyrs, 
Crowned  when  thy  Jesus  died ; 

May  I,  thy  sorrows  sharing, 
Weep  with  thee  side  by  side. 

Star  of  the  ocean,  &c. 

To  wretched  mortals  ever, 

Thou  gentle  art  and  kind, 
In  thee  support  and  refuge, 

Repentant  sinners  find. 

Star  of  the  ocean,  &c. 
3* 


30  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

I  know  that  all  thy  glories 
No  human  tongue  can  tell ; 

And  still,  my  own  sweet  mother ! 
I  know  I  love  thee  well. 

Star  of  the  ocean,  &c 

Oh,  save  my  soul,  Blest  Lady  ! 

In  Heaven  with  God  and  thee, 
That  I  may  love  and  praise  thee 

For  all  eternity. 

Star  of  the  ocean,  &c. 


A  CHILD'S  MAY  SONG. 

From  thy  bright  throne  above  the  sky, 
Look  down  on  us,  O  Mother  sweet, 

And  smile  upon  the  gift  which  I 
Here  offer  kneeling  at  thy  feet. 

O  Mother  of  my  God  and  mine, 
I  bring  some  simple  flowers  to-day, 

That  they  may  bloom  upon  thy  shrine 
The  hours  that  I  am  far  away. 

So  their  sweet  breath  shall  rise  like  prayer, 
When  I  am  far  from  this  dear  spot ; 

And  they  will  prove  while  blooming  here, 
That  absent,  I  forget  thee  not. 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  31 

If  I  were  rich  in  gems  and  gold, 
All  I  to  thee  would  freely  give ; 

How  could  I  any  thing  withhold 
That  it  might  please  thee  to  receive  ? 

But  if  I  had  a  golden  mine, 
And  were  to  lay  it  at  thy  feet ; 

My  heart  not  being  truly  thine, 

Say,  would  it  please  thee,  Mother  sweet  ? 

I  know  it  would  not,  and  I  know 

That  I  can  only  be  thine  own, 
By  loving  Him  who  loved  thee  so 

That  He  became  thine  own  dear  son. 

My  heart  henceforth  shall  be  all  thine, 
And  I  will  watch,  and  I  will  pray, 

That  never  thought  or  word  of  mine, 
May  take  my  heart  from  thee  away. 

Oh!  give  a  blessing  now  to  me, 

I  mean  to  be  so  good  all  day, 
That  I  may  bring  fresh  flowers  to  thee, 

To  make  thy  holy  altar  gay. 


32  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

THE  TEAR  OF  INNOCENCE. 

The  tear  of  innocence — how  bright 

It  gushes  from  the  eye, 
It  wins  the  sympathy  of  men, 

The  blessings  of  the  sky. 
Before  the  tender  infant's  tongue 

Has  learned  to  shape  a  sound, 
It  tells  with  simple  eloquence 

His  little  wants  around. 

It  droppeth  from  a  daughter's  eye 

Upon  a  mother's  bier, 
And  with  the  spirit-world  it  links 

The  gentle  mourner  here. 
At  Misery's  piercing  voice  it  wells 

Up  from  the  feeling  heart, 
And  gives  the  homeless  wanderer, 

What  gold  could  ne'er  impart- 
When  Saints,  remote  from  mortal  gaze, 

Bend  low  in  fervent  prayer ; 
The  language  of  the  soul  to  God 

Is  still  the  unbidden  tear. 
It  fell  in  Bethlehem's  grot — and,  borne 

By  Mercy  up  to  Heaven, 
Of  Justice  on  his  throne  obtained, 

That  man  should  be  forgiven. 


BONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  33 

PURGATORY. 

Spirits  that  languish, 

In  cleansing  fire, 
Great  is  your  anguish, 

As  your  desire ! 
We  who  could  lend  you 

Aid  and  relief, 
Fail  to  befriend  you, 

Leave  you  to  grief. 

When  gentle  showers 

Cool  the  parched  beds, 
Languishing  flowers 

Lift  up  their  heads. 
Christ's  precious  merits, 

Like  gentle  rain, 
Soothe  the  good  spirits, 

In  their  great  pain. 

To  the  dim  region, 

Where  dear  ones  mourn, 
Love  and  religion 

Bid  us  oft  turn. 
Prayer  hath  the  power 

To  give  them  peace, 
Speeding  the  hour 

Of  their  release. 


34  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


A  NIGHT  PKAYEE. 

Great  God,  I  call  upon  thy  name, 

And  bow  before  thy  throne, 
Amid  the  silent  shades  of  night, 

Unwatched,  unseen,  alone. 
How  oft  amidst  the  glare  of  day, 

When  worldly  friends  were  nigh, 
I  have  forgotten  that  I  moved 

Beneath  thy  watchful  eye ! 

Mine  eyes  have  dwelt  on  vanities, 

Thy  children  should  not  see  ; 
My  feet  forsook  the  pleasant  paths, 

That  lead  to  Heaven,  to  Thee. 
I  kneel  and  humbly  own  my  sin, 

With  many  a  tear  and  prayer  ; 
My  soul  hath  dwelt  in  earthly  joy, 

And  found  no  pleasure  there. 

I  know,  I  feel,  my  own  dear  Lord ! 

I  cannot  happy  be, 
Unless  my  soul  shall  centre  all 

Its  hopes,  its  love  in  thee. 
Be  faithful,  then,  my  wayward  heart ! 

Let  worldly  joys  grow  dim ; 
Thou'rt  made  for  God,  and  never  wilt, 

Find  rest  unless  in  Hkn. 


SONGS   FOR  CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  35 

SONG  OF  THE  UNION. 

Published  in  1850. 

Ere:  Peace  and  Freedom,  hand  in  hand, 
Went  forth  to  bless  this  happy  land, 

And  make  it  their  abode, 
It  was  the  footstool  of  a  throne ; 
But  now  no  sceptre  here  is  known, 

No  King  is  feared  but  God. 

Americans  uprose  in  might, 

And  triumphed  in  th'  unequal  fight, 

For  Union  made  them  strong : — 
Union  !  the  magic  battle-cry 
That  hurled  the  tyrant  from  on  high, 

And  crushed  his  hireling  throng  ! 

That  word  since  then  hath  shone  on  high* 
In  starry  letters  to.  the  sky — 

It  is  our  country's  name ! 
What  impious  hand  shall  rashly  dare 
Down  from  its  lofty  peak  to  tear 

The  banner  of  her  fame  ? 

The  spirits  of  the  mighty  dead, 
Who  for  Columbia  fought  and  bled, 

Would  curse  the  dastard  son, 
Who  should  betray  their  noble  trust, 
And  madly  trample  in  the  dust, 

The  charter  which  they  won. 


36  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

From  vast  Niagara's  gurgling  roar 
To  Sacramento's  golden  shore, 

From  east  to  western  wave, 
The  blended  vows  of  millions  rise, 
Their  voice  re-echoes  to  the  skies — 

"The  Union  we  must  save !" 

The  God  of  nations,  in  whose  name 
The  sacred  laws  obedience  claim, 

Will  bless  our  fond  endeavor 
To  dwell  as  brethren  here  below — 
The  Union  then,  come  w^eal,  come  woe, 

We  will  preserve  forever  ! 


THE  BLESSED  EUCHAK1ST. 
Thy  power,  O  Lord,  is  boundless  power, 

Thy  love  is  boundless  love  ; 
And  for  that  love  and  by  that  power 
Thou  comest  from  above. 

Son  of  God  !  we  bow  before  thee 
Blessed  Saviour  I  we  adore  thee. 

Beneath  the  outward  forms  of  bread, 

That  seems  but  is  not  here, 
The  living  manna  lies  concealed, 
The  Lamb  of  God  is  near. 

Son  of  God !  we  bow  before  thee, 
Blessed  Saviour !  we  adore  thee 


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We  cannot  see  thee,  yet  we  know 

That  thou  art  here,  O  Lord  ; 
It  is  not  sight  that  guides  our  mind — 
But  faith  in  thy  true  word. 

Son  of  God  !  we  bow  before  thee. 
Blessed  Saviour !  we  adore  thee. 

Were  all  the  beauty  of  thy  face 

Unveiled  to  mortal  sight, 
We  could  not  live,  we  could  not  bear 
The  glory  of  thy  light. 

Son  of  God  !  we  bow  before  thee, 
Blessed  Saviour  !  we  adore  thee. 

Come,  Lord,  to  me,  and  all  my  heart 

Shall  ever  be  thine  own 
And  I  shall  care  and  I  shall  sigh 
For  thee — for  thee  alone. 

Son  of  God !   we  bow  before  thee, 
Blessed  Saviour !  we  adore  thee. 

Thy  love  for  me,  and  mine  for  thee, 

In  one  bright  flame  now  burns, 
And  thus  thy  love  for  my  poor  soul 
To  thee,  sweet  Lord,  returns. 

Son  of  God !  we  bow  before  thee, 
Blessed  Saviour !  we  adore  thee. 


38  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

O  bread  of  angels,  food  of  life, 

Be  thou  my  life,  my  love, 
My  strength  and  comfort  here  below, 
My  joy  in  heaven  above. 

Son  of  God !  we  bow  before  thee, 
Blessed  Saviour !  we  adore  thee. 


CHILD'S    HYMN    TO  THE   GUARDIAN 
ANGEL. 

How  kind  it  is  of  you  to  come, 
Bright  angel,  from  your  starry  home, 
And  watch  by  night  and  watch  by  day, 
Beside  a  sinful  child  of  clay  ! 
How  good  and  pure  I  ought  to  be, 
Who  always  live  so  near  to  thee, 
Beneath  thine  eyes  the  whole  day  round 
Where'er  I  tread  is  holy  ground. 

And  if  I  had  my  wish  I  would, 
Dear  angel  mine  !  be  always  good, 
This  minute  I  would  rather  die, 
Than  say  bad  words  or  tell  a  lie. 
I  always  feel  disposed  this  way, 
Whene'er  I  kneel  me  down  to  pray, 
But  1  forget  when  church  is  o'er. 
And  am  as  naughty  as  before. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  39 

Oh  blessed  guardian,  kind  and  mild, 
Hav6  pity  on  a  poor  weak  child, 
And  pray  that  God  will  make  me  strong, 
To  do  the  right  and  shun  the  wrong. 
Whenever  I  commit  a  sin, 
I  feel  my  very  heart  within 
Grow  chill  and  heavy  like  a  clod, 
Because  I  have  offended  God. 

But  I  would  love  to  fear  the  Lord, 
And  shun  each  sinful  deed  and  word, 
Not  do  the  sin,  then  feel  the  force 
Of  bitter  shame  and  keen  remorse. 
I  wish  to  think  of  God  and  thee 
Whenever  pretty  things  I  see, 
Till  every  flower  that  gems  the  sod. 
Shall  make  me  think  of  thee  and  God. 

Inspired  by  faith,  I  wish  to  hear, 

Thy  gentle  footfall  strike  my  ear ; 

Before  thy  radiant  face  to  bow, 

And  feel  thy  kiss  upon  my  brow. 

Thy  broad  white  wings  shall  be  my  shield, 

While  battling  on  life's  dusty  field ; 

Thine  arms  enfold  me  when  I  die, 

And  waft  me  homeward  to  the  sky. 


4:0  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

HYMN  OF  THE   CRUSADERS. 

FROM     "i     LOMBARDI,"     BY     VERDI. 


O  Signore  dal  tetto  natio. 


Lord  of  Hosts  !  from  the  home  of  our  childhood 

Thou  hast  called  us  with  promises  holy, 
We  marched  boldly  through  waste  and  through 
wildwood, 

Sure  to  conquer,  yet  ready  to  die. 
But  our  looks  are  dejected  and  lowly, 
And  thy  servants  are  bowed  down  with  sorrow. 
Shall  the  cross  and  its  warriors  to-morrow 

Prove  a  scoff  when  the  Paynim  draw  nigh  ? 
We  remember  dear  Lombardy's  mountains, 

Her  vineyards,  her  fields  rich  in  glory, 
Her  fresh  breezes,  her  murmuring  fountains, 
The  green  bowers  that  wave  in  her  land. 
Ah !  fond  mem'ry,  thou'rt  scarcely  a  blessing, 

Thou  recallest  our  childhood's  sweet  story, 
But  we're  roused  from  thy  dreamy  caressing, 
By  the  glow  of  the  hot  desert  sand. 


SONGS  FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  41 

HYMN  OF  THE  HEBREWS. 

FEOM      "NABUCO,"      BY      YEEDI. 


Ya  pensiero  sull'  ali  dorate 


Haste,  fond  mem'ry,  thy  Yigor  recalling, 
Haste  away  to  the  valleys  and  mountains, 
Where  the  breeze  o'er  Judea's  bright  fountains 
Cools  the  air  of  our  dear  native  land. 

Hover  fondly  o'er  Jordan's  clear  waters, 
Mark  the  turrets  of  Sion  now  falling ; 
Oil !  Judea,  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters 
Weep  for  thee  on  this  barbarous  strand. 

Harp  of  gold !  hast  thou  parted  with  glory, 
That  thou  hangest  unstrung  on  the  willow  ? 
Oh  !  as  billow  rolls  on  after  billow, 
Let  the  music  rush  o'er  thy  bright  chords. 

Dark  and  sad,  like  poor  Solyma's  story, 
Breathe  a  dirge  mixed  with  deep  sighs  of  sor- 
row, 
Or  from  mem'ry  some  bright  ditty  borrow, 
Bearing  courage  and  strength  in  its  words. 

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4:2  SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

RECOLLECTION. 
Air — 0  Signore  dal  tetto  natio. 
Far  from  Eden  in  exile  we  wander, 

'Mid  the  darkness  of  night  and  of  error ; 
And  of  dreams  we  grow  fonder  and  fonder, 

If  we  call  not,  O  Lord,  on  thy  power. 
While  we  pray,  every  vision  of  terror 

Melts  away  like  the  dewT-drops  at  morning, 
And  the  wiles  of  the  proud  tempter  scorning, 

We  are  free  as  in  Eden's  lost  bower. 

Oh  this  world  when  it  scatters  its  flowers, 

When  it  gathers  its  trophies  around  me, 
May  beguile  for  a  few  fleeting  hours, 

But  the  heart,  Lord,  is  wretched,  or  thine. 
Then  before  death  has  spread  his  dark  pinion. 

And  the  spell  of  its  shadow  has  bound  me, 
Let  me  bow  to  my  Saviour's  dominion, 

Let  his  glory  or  cross  still  be  mine ! 


ENCOURAGEMENT. 

Air —  Vapensiero  sulVali  dor  ate. 
Soul,  awaken,  in  sadness  why  languish  ? 

Break  awray  from  thy  fears  and  thy  fetters, 
Feel  the  courage  that  rouses  and  betters, 

Leave  the  desert  its  silence  and  gloom. 


SOXGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  43 

Look  abroad,  honest  work  has  its  beauty, 
Earnest  hearts  can  forget  their  own  anguish, 

And  can  toil  in  the  vineyard  of  duty, 
While  the  sluggard  sits  wailing  his  doom. 

Saddest  hearts  'neath  their  ashes  have  embers, 
That  will  glow  if  we  do  good  to  others; 

For  the  prayers  of  our  needier  brothers, 
Turn  to  blessings  and  follow  us  home. 

We  are  all  of  one  body  the  members, 
Here  to-day  be  we  sharers  in  sorrow ; 

For  we  hope  to  be  sharers  to-morrow, 
In  the  light  of  the  glory  to  come. 


TO  THE  EVEE  BLESSED  TEINITT. 

Almighty  Sire !  I  am  dust, 
Unbounded  power  is  thine ; 
Weakness  and  want  are  mine, 
In  thee  my  love,  my  trust. 

Chorus. 
Sanctus  Deus, 
Sanctus  fortis, 
Sanctus  immortalis, 
Miserere  nobis ! 


44  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Eternal  Son  !  I  am  blind, 
The  light  of  light  is  thine  ; 
Error  and  doubt  are  mine, 
Guide  thou  my  trembling  mind. 
Chorus — Sanctus  Deus,  etc. 

Oh  Holy  Ghost!    Give  heart, 
All  life,  all  love  are  thine, 
Frailty  and  grief  are  mine, 
To  me  thy  warmth  impart. 
Chorus — Sanctus  Deus,  etc. 


HYMN  TO  THE  HOLY  GHOST. 

God  the  Holy  Ghost !  Lifegiver ! 

Of  the  Three  Blest  Persons  Third, 
Humbly  kneeling  we  adore  thee, 

With  the  Father  and  the  Word. 
Thou  art  of  the  selfsame  nature, 

As  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
Equally  from  both  proceeding, 

Thou  dost  bind  them  both  in  One. 

They  distinct  in  person  only, 
Into  thee  breathe  life  divine ; 

And  the  essence  of  the  Godhead, 
Flows  into  their  life  from  thine. 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  45 

In  the  far  eternal  ages, 

With  the  Father  and  the  Word, 
Thou  didst  reign  in  might  and  glory,  * 

Equal  God  and  equal  Lord. 

Life  and  love  have  their  beginning, 

And  they  have  their  end  in  thee ; 
Life  cannot  endure  without  thee, 

Love  without  thee  cannot  be. 
Thou  hast  spoken  by  the  Prophets 

In  Judea's  favored  land, 
While  they  wrote  the  sacred  pages, 

Thou  hast  guided  mind  and  hand. 

Thou  didst  clothe  the  Word  Eternal 

With  our  flesh  in  Mary's  womb, 
When  he  came  on  earth  to  save  us 

From  our  sinful  parents5  doom. 
Like  a  dove  near  Jordan's  waters, 

Hov'ring  o'er  the  promised  one, 
Madest  known  t.o  Jew  and  Gentile, 

God's  beloved  only  Son. 

When  the  chosen  Twelve  lay  hidden, 

From  Judea's  watchful  ire, 
They  beheld  and  felt  thee  coming, 

In  the  form  of  tongues  of  fire. 


4£  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Boldly  from  the  upper  chamber, 
By  thee  led  they  sallied  forth, 

Preaching  Christ  and  working  wonders, 
In  all  regions  of  the  earth. 

Holy  Spirit,  in  thy  beauty 

Ever  ancient,  ever  new, 
Guard  the  Church  which  thou  hast  founded, 

Keep  her  children  firm  and  true. 
Never  let  us  sin  against  thee, 

Paraclete !  we  trust  in  thee ! 
With  thy  fruits  and  gifts  surround  us, 

'Till  thy  face  in  heaven  we  see. 


HYMN  OF  PRAISE. 

Lord  !  when  a  silvery  star 
Gleams  in  the  blue  depths  afar, 
Thoughts  come  to  me  of  thine  eye 
Looking  on  us  from  the  sky. 
Lord !  when  a  tremulous  beam 
Sleeps  on  the  shadowy  stream, 
Thoughts  come  to  me  of  thy  love, 
Brightening  our  hearts  from  above. 


songs  for  catholic  schools.  47 

Chorus. 
All  that  is  winning  and  fair, 
Speaks  of  thy  love  and  thy  care ; 
All  that  is  noble  and  grand, 
Speaks  of  the  power  of  thy  hand. 
All  things  are  made  by  thy  word, 
All  thy  works  praise  thee,  O  Lord ; 
Gladly  our  voices  we  raise, 
Joining  the  hymn  of  thy  praise. 

If  to  the  hills  I  retreat, 
There  I  find  prints  of  thy  feet ; 
Down  in  the  caves  of  the  sea, 
Coral  and  gems  tell  of  thee. 
Deep  in  the  shadowy  wood, 
Deer  for  their  young  ones  get  food  ; 
Wolves  even  find  in  their  lair, 
Proofs  of  thy  pitying  care. 

Chorus — All  that  is  winning,  etc. 

Cheered  by  thy  dew  and  thy  rain, 
Orchard  and  field  bloom  again  ; 
All  the  bright  flowers  are  by  thee. 
Scattered  o'er  hillock  and  lea. 
There's  not  a  fish  in  the  seas, 
There's  not  a  bird  in  the  trees, 


48       SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 

Thou  dost  not  reach  with  thine  eyes, 
From  thy  bright  throne  in  the  skies. 

Chorus — All  that  is  winning,  etc, 

Children  of  God,  all  your  days, 
Joyfully  sing  in  his  praise ; 
Saints  and  bright  spirits  above, 
Tell  of  his  goodness  and  love. 
All  that  is  noble  and  fair, 
Tells  of  his  power  and  his  care ; 
Joyfully  sing  in  his  praise, 
Children  of  God,  all  your  days. 

Chorus— All  that  is  winning,  etc. 


HYMN  OF  TRUST. 

O  brightness  of  eternal  light, 

I  worship  at  thy  feet ; 
Though  all  unworthy  in  thy  sight, 

Thy  mercies  I  repeat. 
To  save  our  souls  from  sin  and  strife, 

Is  still  thy  work  divine ; 
The  gates  of  everlasting  life, 

Are  thine,  O  Lord,  are  thine. 


S0NG8    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  49 

I  love  to  praise  thee  when  the  sun 

Pours  forth  his  early  light, 
And  when  the  bright  stars  one  by  one 

Come  twinkling  out  at  night. 
If  I  am  free  from  care  and  loss, 

I  love  to  praise  thy  name ; 
If  I  am  called  to  bear  thy  cross, 

I  bless  thee  all  the  same. 

If  roses  on  my  path  I  meet, 

I  feel  the  gift  is  thine  ; 
If  briers  spring  to  pierce  my  feet, 

I  strive  to  ne'er  repine. 
The  blessings  sent  to  win  my  love, 

0  Lord,  I  freely  take ; 

The  trials  sent  my  faith  to  prove, 

1  bear  for  thy  dear  sake. 

Let  favoring  winds  and  friendly  waves 

Speed  on  my  little  bark ; 
Or  let  me  sail  where  ocean  raves, 

And  skies  are  chill  and  dark : 
Let  fortune  smile,  or  let  her  frown, 

Let  good  or  ill  betide, 
I  know  that  I  am  not  alone, 

For  thou  art  by  my  side. 


50  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Then  I  shall  on  my  journey  go, 

And  fear  not  for  the  end ; 
It  matters  not  who  is  my  foe, 

If  Jesus  is  my  friend. 
In  thee,  sweet  Lord,  I  put  my  trust, 

O  guard  me  while  I  live ; 
And  when  this  dust  returns  to  dust, 

My  soul  in  heaven  receive. 


THANKSGIVING. 

A  hymn  of  thanksgiving 

Lift  up  to  the  Lord ; 
Whatever  is  living, 

Hath  life  by  his  word. 
Though  made  without  merit, 

By  mercy  alone, 
Our  soul  is  a  spirit, 

Resembling  his  own. 

Chorus. 

With  souls  true  and  tender, 
With  hearts  glad  and  free, 

Great  Father !  we  render, 
Devout  thanks  to  thee. 


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We  bow  down  before  thee, 

And  fervently  pray, 
To  love  and  adore  thee, 

Forever  and  aye. 

The  life  which  he  gave  us, 

He  guards  for  us  still ; 
He  watches  to  save  us, 

From  error  and  ill. 
The  dew  falls  from  heaven, 

The  grain  and  the  fruit 
In  season  are  given, 

Our  strength  to  recruit. 

Chorus — With  souls  true,  etc 

When  dangers  alarm  us, 

He  comforts  our  hearts  ; 
When  demons  would  harm  us, 

He  baffles  their  arts. 
When  Doubt  seeks  to  madden 

With  thoughts  of  despair, 
Hi*  Grace  shines  to  gladden, 

With  hopes  bright  and  fair. 

Chorus — With  souls  true,  etc. 


52  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

\       Each  bright  smile  that  dwelleth, 
With  us  in  our  homes, 
Of  God's  mercy  telleth, 

Since  from  him  it  comes. 
Our  father  and  mother 

He  gave,  and  our  friends ; 
His  love,  and  none  other, 
All  good  to  us  sends. 

Chorus — With  souls  true,  etc. 

His  are  the  green  bowers, 

Where  summer  birds  sing, 
The  beautiful  flowers, 

That  gladden  the  spring  ; 
The  murmuring  fountain, 

The  cool  breeze  of  morn, 
The  forest-clad  mountain, 

The  bright  field  of  corn. 

Chorus — With  souls  true,  etc. 

He  sends  Faith  that  traces, 

The  only  true  way, 
And  thousands  of  graces, 

That  crown  us  each  day. 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  53 

Thus  God  here  caresses, 

His  servants  and  friends  ; 
And  evermore  blesses 

Their  souls  when  life  ends. 

Chorus — With  souls  true,  etc. 


HOPE. 


When  the  air  is 

Warm  and  bright, 
Think  of  God  who 

Made  the  light. 
If  the  tempest 

Should  draw  nigh, 
Children,  fear  not, 

'Twill  go  by. 
Children,  fear  not, 

'Twill  go  by. 

When  your  heart  is 

Full  of  glee/ 
Think  of  God  who 

Makes  you  free. 


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54  BONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

If  some  grief  is 

O'er  you  cast, 
Children,  fear  not, 

'Twill  not  last. 
Children,  fear  not, 

'Twill  not  last. 

If  your  friends  are 

Firm  and  true, 
Think  of  God,  who 

Gave  them  you. 
If  you  are  helpless 

In  your  home, 
Children,  doubt  not, 

Friends  will  come. 
Children,  doubt  not, 

Friends  will  come. 

If  you  are  blest  with 

Blooming  health, 
Think  of  God,  who 

Gave  such  wealth. 
If  some  ailment 

Try  your  heart, 
Children,  grieve  not, 

'Twill  depart. 
Children,  grieve  not, 

'Twill  depart. 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  00 

i 

While  your  life  is 

To  you  spared. 
Think  of  God,  who 

For  you  cared. 
If  pale  Death  is 

At  your  doors, 
Children,  weep  not, 

Heaven  is  yours. 
Children,  weep  not, 

Heaven  is  yours. 


COMMUNION  OF  CHILDREN. 

What  light  is  streaming  from  the  skies, 
Revealing  heaven  to  mortal  eyes, 
What  voice  is  singing  from  the  spheres, 
Angelic  hymns  to  mortal  ears  ? 
O  holiest  mystery  of  love! 
From  his  resplendent  throne  above, 
The  Saviour  comes  unseen  to  dwell, 
Among  the  souls  he  loveth  well. 

He  cometh  not  in  fiery  cloud, 
He  speaketh  not  in  thunder  loud  ; 
He  looseth  not  the  storm-wind's  breath, 
To  frighten  men  with  fear  of  death. 


56  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

But  as  he  is  in  heaven  above, 

He  comes  in  beauty  and  in  love, 

To  fill  with  sweetest  peace,  and  cheer 

The  hearts  his  own  heart  holds  so  dear. 

Your  soul  must  be  as  white  as  snow, 
When  to  the  mystic  feast  you  go, 
Here  to  receive — O  heavenly  bliss ! 
Upon  your  lips  the  Saviour's  kiss. 
You  will  become  his  happy  guest, 
A  flood  of  joy  shall  fill  your  breast ; 
All  earthly  cares  shall  fade  away, 
As  night  before  the  approach  of  day. 

The  bread  of  angels  will  impart 
New  vigor  to  your  mind  and  heart ; 
You  will  become  a  child  of  truth, 
Endowed  with  everlasting  youth. 
New  virtues  in  you  shall  abound, 
Like  flowers  of  spring  in  goodly  ground ; 
The  Lord  is  with  you !  his  right  arm 
Shall  guard  your  future  life  from  harm. 

O  happy  soul,  O  happy  soul, 
Thy  race  is  sure  and  heaven  the  goal ; 
Thy  Saviour  loveth  thee  so  well, 
That  he  is  come  with  thee  to  dwell. 


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O  thou  art  like  an  Angel  now, 
Cloud  not  with  sin  thy  radiant  brow ; 
Live  on  in  hope  and  purity, 
And  God  will  give  his  heaven  to  thee. 


ST.  JOSEPH. 

HIS    SORROWS   AND   JOYS. 
I. 

Joseph  thinks  to  part  with  Mary, 
Doubt  perplexes  him  and  grieves  him, 
But  an  Angel's  voice  relieves  him, 
And  explains  the  mystery. 

Dear  St.  Joseph,  I  implore  thee, 
By  the  sorrows  that  oppressed  thee, 
By  the  many  joys  that  blessed  thee, 
Dear,  St.  Joseph,  pray  for  me. 

n. 
Seeing  Christ  in  Bethelem's  manger, 
Sorrow  fills  his  heart  so  tender  ; 
He's  consoled  by  sudden  splendor, 
And  celestial  melody. 

Dear  St.  Joseph,  etc. 


58  SONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

III. 

Joseph  weeps,  he  has  to  witness 
Jesus  in  the  temple  bleeding  ; 
But  is  cheered  the  future  reading 
In  Old  Simeon's  prophecy. 
Dear  St.  Joseph,  etc. 

IV. 

Now  they  fly  from  ruthless  Herod, 
And  our  Saint  is  filled  with  sadness ; 
Angels  soon  bring  light  and  gladness, 
To  the  Holy  Family. 
Dear  St.  Joseph,  etc. 

v. 

Jesus  lost !  and  vainly  seeking, 
His  fond  parents  droop  and  languish  ; 
But  they  soon  forget  their  anguish, 
In  their  Saviour's  company. 
Dear  St.  Joseph,  etc. 

VI. 

Joseph  mourns  o'er  man  forgetful, 
Of  his  Saviour  near  and  present ; 
Yet  his  home  is  sweet  and  pleasant, 
Jesus  shares  his  poverty. 
Dear  St.  Joseph,  etc. 


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vn. 
Now  the  Patriarch  is  dying, 
"lis  the  hour  for  sad  leave-taking ; 
Jesus  comforts  him,  awaking 
Thoughts  of  blest  Eternity. 
Dear  St.  Joseph,  etc. 


ST.  FRANCIS  DE  SALES. 

Oftentimes  when  angry  billows 

Surge  and  toss  upon  the  main, 
They  are  beaten  down  and  vanquished, 

By  a  soft  and  steady  rain. 
So  the  gentle  words  of  Francis 

Fell  upon  a  warlike  age  ; 
So  his  virtues  sweet  and  patient, 

Tempered  Passion's  gloomy  rage. 

Meekness  made  his  soul  her  dwelling, 

From  the  days  of  early  youth ; 
Yet  as  stands  a  rock-built  tower, 

Firm  he  stood  for  right  and  truth. 
For  the  alternate  joys  and  sorrows 

Of  the  Priesthood  set  apart, 
He  combined  a  Martyr's  courage, 

With  a  gentle  Virgin's  heart. 


60  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Why  did  countless  unbelievers 

Round  the  holy  Prelate  crowd  ? 
Why  did  sinners  at  his  preaching 

Raise  their  voice  and  weep  aloud  ? 
'Twas  the  loving  soul  within  him. 

Shining  through  his  form  and  face, 
Drew  his  yielding  willing  hearers 

To  his  fatherly  embrace. 

Pure  in  all  things  as  an  Angel, 

Fond  and  simple  as  a  child, 
With  himself  severe  and  watchful, 

With  the  poor  and  fallen  mild  ; 
He  proclaimed  that  passion  leads  us 

O'er  a  dark  and  thorny  road, 
And  that  men  are  happy  only 

When  they  love  and  serve  their  GodL 

Holy  Francis,  now  in  heaven, 

Sweetly  guide  thy  children  still, 
To  a  life  of  true  devotion, 

Free  from  doubt  and  free  from  ill. 
Let  the  love  of  God  inspire  us, 

Let  all  earthly  joys  grow  dim, 
So  that  we  may  learn  to  suffer, 

Learn  to  live  and  die  for  him. 


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ST.  JANE  EKANCES  DE  CHANTAL. 

/  Jane  de  Chantal,  worthy  pupil 

Of  the  great  and  good  De  Sales, 
Thee  our  song  with  pious  homage, 

On  this  festal  morning  hails. 
Nurtured  in  thy  father's  castle, 

When  a  sweet  and  gentle  girl ; 
Thou  wert  never  spoiled  by  grandeur, 

Nor  by  fashion's  giddy  whirl. 

On  the  shining  star  of  duty 

Ever  dwelt  thy  watchful  eye, 
For  thy  hope  and  love  were  centred 

In  thy  home  beyond  the  sky. 
Happy  was  the  gallant  baron, 

He  who  claimed  thee  for  his  bride ; 
Thou  wert  of  his  home  the  treasure, 

Of  his  race  the  flower  and  pride. 

And  yet  thou,  O  sainted  Lady, 

Peace  and  pardon  didst  award, 
To  the  friend  whose  careless  weapon 

Put  to  death  thy  noble  Lord. 
Ah,  the  Saints  of  God  were  ever 

Truly  humble,  truly  meek ; 
Let  us  learn  from  their  example, 

Never  for  revenge  to  seek. 

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'62  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

In  a  bright  and  happy  household, 

Passed  thy  useful  widowhood ; 
There  thy  children  grew  up  round  thee, 

Like  their  mother,  pure  and  good. 
Yet  from  ties  so  dear  and  tender, 

From  the  friends  that  loved  thee  well, 
Jesus  drew  thee  gently  onward, 

To  the  cloister  and  the  cell. 

Called  by  heaven,  many  daughters 

Soon  were  gathered  in  thy  school ; 
Many  still,  from  every  nation, 

Bless  thy  wise  and  loving  rule. 
Holy  Foundress,  let  thy  spirit 

Guide  us  on  the  upward  road ; 
Let  us,  walking  in  thy  footsteps, 

"  Die  to  self  and  live  to  God." 


ST.  VINCENT  DE  PAUL. 

A  hymn  to  St.  Yincent  de  Paul, 

The  Apostle  of  brotherly  love ! 
He  cared  for  the  great  and  the  small, 

As  sons  of  one  Father  above. 
He  taught  men  in  Luxury's  dome, 

The  wisdom  that  feareth  the  Lord ; 
He  taught  men  in  Poverty's  home, 

The  patience  that  trusts  in  His  word. 


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From  parents  by  want  driven  wild, 

From  bye-ways  for  crime  set  apart, 
He  gathered  the  shivering  child, 

And  cradled  it  next  his  warm  heart. 
From  snares  but  too  artfully  laid, 

By  bold  men  and  bad  men  of  earth, 
He  rescued  the  innocent  maid, 

And  led  her  to  honor  and  worth. 

The  floor  of  the  dungeon  he  trod, 

Mid  outcries  of  anguish  and  spite ; 
The  smile  of  the  servant  of  God, 

O'er  hearts  that  were  hopeless  shed  light. 
He  from  the  dark  river  hard  by, 

Drew  back  the  poor  victim  of  shame ; 
He  bade  her  look  up  to  the  sky, 

And  hope  in  the  all-saving  Name. 

The  Daughters  of  Vincent  de  Paul 

Went  forth  on  their  mission  of  love, 
They  are  sisters  to  each  one  and  all 

Who  are  dear  to  Our  Father  above. 
Whenever  a  crime  or  an  ill 

Dims  the  image  and  likeness  divine, 
They  are  guided  by  Charity  still, 

To  watch  where  the  wretched  recline. 


64:  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

What  suffering  of  fallen  mankind 

Has  Yin  cent  passed  by  or  forgot  ? 
Where  failed  he  with  heart  and  with  mind 

To  better  Humanity's  lot  ? 
Then  love  him,  and  pray  God  to  send, 

Your  life  may  resemble  his  own ; 
See  in  each  man  a  brother,  a  friend, 

Love  sinners,  and  hate  sin  alone. 


ST.  MARY  MAGDALEN. 

0  Magdalen  !  O  Magdalen, 

I  see  thee  in  the  Supper  Hall, 

1  hear  the  sob  thou  gavest  then, 

I  see  the  tear-drop  gush  and  fall. 
A  sorrow  something  like  thy  own, 

Is  busy  in  my  sinful  heart ; 
But  while  I  sigh  and  while  I  moan, 

I  feel  I  am  not  what  thou  art. 

0  Magdalen,  O  Magdalen, 

I  see  thee  Penitent  and  Blest, 
And  ask  my  guilty  conscience  when 
It  will  consent  to  give  me  rest ! 

1  ceased  to  fight  'gainst  Sin  and  Hell, 

I  drank  the  World's  empoisoned  cup, 
And  found  he  must  in  misery  dwell, 
Who  meanly  gives  the  battle  up. 


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O  Magdalen,  O  Magdalen, 

Thy  Saviour  saw  thy  grief,  thy  love ; 
He  blessed  thee  and  forgave  thee  then, 

He  sees  me  now  from  heaven  above. 
Thou  standest  near  his  throne — oh  pray, 

Dear  Saint !  and  let  thy  prayer  be  such, 
That  I,  unworthy  sinner,  may, 

Be  pardoned  too  by  loving  much. 


ST.  TERESA. 

Virgin  daughter  of  Castile, 

All  thy  country's  olden  worth, 
All  her  knightly  fire  and  zeal, 

Burned  within  thee  from  thy  birth. 
Ah,  the  world  with  cunning  art, 

Strove  its  idols  to  enthrone, 
In  the  warm  and  noble  heart, 

God  had  formed  to  be  his  own. 

Thou  wert  led  from  love  so  vain, 

Thou  wert  scourged  with  sorrow's  rod, 

And  thy  body  drooped  with  pain, 
But  thy  soul  rose  nearer  God. 

He  consoles  thy  spirit  now, 
With  a  sense  of  joyful  rest ; 

Heavenly  wisdom  bathes  thy  brow, 

Heavenly  rapture  fills  thy  breast. 
6* 


66  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Now  a  dryness  and  a  gloom 

O'er  thee  pass  and  try  thy  love, 
Soon  they  vanish — light  hath  come, 

Dew  hath  fallen  from  above. 
Let  the  world  annoy  thee  sore, 

And  with  thorns  thy  pathway  sow, 
Jesus  braved  its  scorn  before, 

Wore  its  thorns  upon  his  brow. 

Far  away  from  worldly  strife, 

And  forgetting  human  care, 
Thou  didst  live  a  higher  life, 

Nourished  by  the  food  of  prayer. 
See !  the  Angel  hovers  near, 

With  his  mystic  fiery  dart, 
Heavenly  music  fills  thine  ear, 

Heavenly  love  has  pierced  thy  heart. 

Neither  earth  nor  heaven  to  thee 

Could  a  dearer  joy  afford, 
Than  in  mind  and  heart  to  be 

Still  united  with  thy  Lord. 
Teach  thy  children  how  we  may 

Know  him,  love  him,  serve  him  here, 
And  behold  his  face  one  day, 

In  a  better,  higher  sphere. 


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MAKY,  HELP  OF  CHRISTIANS. 

Help  of  Christians,  while  the  combat 
Deepens  round  us,  we  beseech  thee, 
Let  our  prayerful  voices  reach  thee, 

Grant  us  succor  lest  we  fall. 
Life  on  earth  is  ceaseless  warfare. 
Many  fears  and  cares  oppress  us, 
Many  bitter  foes  distress  us, 

Thou  wilt  save  us  from  them  alL 

First  the  artful  world  allures  us, 
All  its  wealth  before  us  flaunting, 
Of  its  ease  and  freedom  vaunting, 

Of  its  pomps  and  vanity. 
Woe  to  us  if  we  are  dazzled, 
By  its  boldness  and  profusion, 
Time  dispels  the  world's  illusion, 

Death  unveils  its  treachery. 

Next  the  Devil  would  ensnare  us, 
Of  a  godlike  wisdom  telling, 
Man  might  conquer  by  rebelling, 

'Gainst  the  laws  of  Truth  and  Eight. 
Woe  if  Doubt  and  Pride  should  lead  us, 
Into  Satan's  fatal  error, 
Life  would  be  a  day  of  terror, 

Death  a  mute  and  starless  night. 


68  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Last  the  Flesh  gives  baneful  counsel, 
Whispering  of  a  life  of  pleasure, 
Without  end  and  without  measure, 

Where  its  languid  votaries  dwell. 
Woe  if  we  by  sense  are  blinded, 
Life  in  idle  pastime  spending 
We  should  barter  bliss  unending, 

For  vain  joys  that  lead  to  hell. 


Help  of  Christians,  while  the  combat 
Deepens  round  us,  we  beseech  thee 
Let  our  prayerful  voices  reach  thee, 

Grant  us  succor  lest  we  fall. 
Life  on  earth  is  ceaseless  warfare, 
Many  fears  and  cares  oppress  us, 
Many  bitter  foes  distress  us, 

Thou  wilt  save  us  from  them  all. 


THE  MONTH  OF  MAEY. 

Snow  and  rain  have  vanished, 
Winds  have  ceased  to  wail, 
Gloomy  winter's  banished 
From  the  hill  and  dale. 


songs  for  catholic  schools.     69 

Chorus. 

Gentle  Mother  hear  us, 

At  thy  altar  pray, 
Queen  of  Saints,  be  near  us 

On  this  sweet  May-day. 

Spring  hath  come  with  flowers, 
Spring  hath  come  with  light, 

Soft  and  rosy  hours 
Fill  the  day  and  night. 

Chorus — Gentle  Mother,  etc. 

Stars  above  us  gleaming, 

Tell  of  Mary's  worth, 
Blossoms  'round  us  teeming, 

Speak  her  praise  to  earth. 

Chokus — :Gentle  Mother,  etc. 

Here  below  deserving 

She  was  found  alone, 
God  from  sin  preserving, 

Chose  her  for  his  own. 

Chorus — Gentle  Mother,  etc. 


70  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Grace  as  to  none  other, 
Grace  to  her  was  given, 

She  became  the  mother, 
Of  the  King  of  heaven. 

Chorus — Gentle  Mother,  etc. 

God  bestowed  upon  her 

Glories  all  her  own, 
Earth's  sublimest  honor, 

Heaven's  queenly  throne. 

Chorus — Gentle  Mother,  etc. 

Taught  by  Him  we  love  her, 

In  our  simple  way, 
Placing  none  above  her, 

On  this  sweet  May-day. 

Chorus — Gentle  Mother,  etc 


THE  LORD'S  DAY. 

Chorus. 
This  is  the  day  our  Lord 

Hath  chosen  for  his  own ; 
Come,  mortals,  from  your  toil, 

And  worship  at  his  throne. 


BONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  71 

Lift  up  your  hearts  in  prayer, 
And  let  your  wants  be  known; 

This  is  the  day  our  Lord, 
Hath  chosen  for  his  own. 


The  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth, 

The  stars,  the  moon,  the  sun, 
And  on  the  seventh  day, 

His  wondrous  work  was  done. 
In  six  days  all  were  made, 

The  seventh  day  he  blessed, 
Because  his  work  was  o'er, 

And  this  the  day  of  rest, 

Chorus — This  is  the  day,  etc. 

From  Sinai's  burning  mount 

The  Lord's  commands  were  given, 
And  Israel  shook  with  fear, 

To  hear  the  voice  of  heaven. 
"  The  Sabbath-day  is  mine," 

That  voice  was  heard  to  say, 
"  Let  all  the  people  know, 

And  keep  the  Sabbath-day." 

Chorus — This  is  the  day,  etc. 


72  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

When  Jesus  came  himself 

Our  erring  souls  to  seek, 
He  made  the  Sabbath-day 

The  first  day  of  the  week ; 
That  day  the  Saviour  blessed, 

His  glorious  work  was  done, 
And  heaven's  eternal  rest, 

That  day  became  our  own. 

Chorus — This  is  the  day,  etc. 


THE  CHILD  JESUS. 

At  night  the  wealthy  citizen 

Had  turned  him  from  the  door, 
The  only  friends  around  him  were 

The  lowly  and  the  poor. 
Yet  to  his  Father's  will  resigned, 

The  new-born  infant  smiled  : 
This  came  to  pass  in  Bethlehem, 

When  Jesus  was  a  child. 

He  came  to  do  his  Father's  work, 
His  Father's  law  to  teach ; 

The  Jewish  doctors  wondered  at 
The  wisdom  of  his  speech. 


SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS.       73 

In  giving  reasons  for  his  faith, 

The  hours  away  he  whiled : 
This  came  to  pass  in  Solyma, 

When  Jesus  was  a  child. 

Beneath  Saint  Joseph's  humble  roof, 

He  with  his  mother  dwelt  'y 
His  gentle  words  revealed  to  them, 

The  love  his  bosom  felt. 
In  every  action  he  was  kind, 

In  manner  always  mild : 
This  came  to  pass  in  Nazareth, 

When  Jesus  was  a  child. 

Have  I  been  patient,  wise,  and  good, 

When  home  and  when  abroad? 
Ah  no !  too  often  I  behaved 

Unlike  a  child  of  God. 
In  future,  with  my  Father's  will, 

I  shall  be  reconciled, 
And  try  to  do  as  Jesus  did, 

When  Jesus  was  a  child. 

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74:  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

THE  SEVEN  ARCHANGELS. 

There  are  seven  bright  spirits  that  stand 

Near  the  throne  of  Jehovah  in  heaven, 
And  to  these  seven  spirits,  command, 

Over  all  the  good  angels,  is  given. 
They  keep  watch  'neath  a  banner  of  light, 

Upon  God's  holy  mountain  unrolled ; 
They  are  clad  in  full  armor,  so  bright 

That  it  flashes  like  jewels  and  gold. 

And  their  faces  are  gentle  and  fair, 

And  their  look  and  their  bearing  sublime. 
As  when  Lucifer  fled  through  the  air, 

From  their  swords,  in  the  far-away  time. 
During  battle  they  pour  on  the  field, 

The  red  vials  of  long-treasured  wrath, 
And  the  sword  of  bright  flame  which  they  wield, 

Smiteth  conquering  Pride  on  his  path. 

But  these  beautiful  spirits  draw  near 

When  the  clouds  of  adversity  frown ; 
And  the  soul  of  the  martyr  they  cheer, 

For  they  bring  him  the  palm  and  the  crown. 
And  the  traveler  on  life's  weary  way, 

Finds  a  shield  in  their  heavenly  might, 
'From    the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day, 

And  the  fiend  that  goes  prowling  by  night. 


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As  the  sweet-smelling  vapor  ascends, 

From  their  censers  before  the  Most  High, 
With  the  prayer  of  the  just  man  it  blends, 

And  the  prodigal's  penitent  sigh. 
At  our  altars  they  worship  unseen, 

Giving  praise  to  their  Lord  through  the  night ; 
And  the  soul  of  the  Christian  they  screen, 

When  he  fights  at  his  death  the  last  fight. 

Great  Saint  Michael  is  chief  in  command 

O'er  the  hosts  of  the  children  of  light, 
Blessed  Gabriel  and  Raphael  stand 

Next  in  dignity,  honor,  and  might. 
All  ye  blessed  Archangels,  give  ear 

To  my  earnest  and  suppliant  prayer, 
Let  me  live  in  the  Lord's  holy  fear, 

And  for  judgment  in  season  prepare. 


MASS  HYMN. 

PAKT   I. 

Worship. 

Most  Holy  Trinity,  One  God 

Supreme  in  majesty, 
All  power  in  heaven  and  earth  is  thine, 

All  things  belong  to  thee. 


76  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS, 

I  offer  up  the  Holy  Mass, 
This  morning,  with  the  aim 

Of  blessing  thy  Almighty  power, 
And  worshipping  thy  name. 

Chorus. 

By  thy  own  Incarnate  Word, 
We  adore  thee,  Blessed  Lord. 


part  n. 
Thanksgiving. 

Almighty  and  Eternal  God, 

Thou  art  the  good  supreme ; 
Thou  dost  create  us  and  preserve, 

Thou  dost  our  souls  redeem. 
For  these  and  all  thy  benefits, 

Thy  mercy  we  adore, 
And  offer  up  the  Holy  Mass, 

To  thank  thee  more  and  more. 

Chorus. 

By  thy  own  Incarnate  Word, 
We  give  thanks  to  thee,  O  Lord. 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  81 

Let  its  sighs 
,  Heavenward  rise, 
Be  its  love 
Fixed  above. 
Always  fight 
For  the  right, 
And  be  strong 
'Gainst  the  wrong. 

Be  a  child 
Kind  and  mild, 
Never  rude, 
Ever  good. 
Be  not  bold 
With  the  old, 
Do  what's  fair, 
Everywhere. 

Never  swerve 
Time  to  serve ; 
Never  lie, 
Bather  die. 
"Well  begun 
Means  half  done, 
Do  your  best, 
Then  seek  rest. 


82  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOL8. 

If  you  make 
A  mistake, 
Do  not  grieve, 
But  retrieve. 
Should  you  fail, 
Do  not  wail ; 
That  were  vain, 
Try  again. 

Kneel  and  pray 
Every  day, 
In  God's  sight, 
Morn  and  night. 
Bravely  own 
To  wrong  done ; 
And  then  do 
Good  anew. 

Try  God's  will 
To  fulfill, 
By  it  stand 
Heart  and  hand. 
If  you  err, 
Don't  despair, 
But  correct 
Your  defect. 


60NGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  S3 

Help  the  poor, 
And  be  sure 
Of  reward, 
From  the  Lord. 
Do  not  shirk 
Honest  work ; 
Earning  food 
Makes  it  good. 

Never  walk, 
Play,  or  talk, 
With  a  lad 
Bold  and  bad. 
Fear  the  Lord, 
Love  his  word, 
Keep  his  ways 
All  your  days. 

Every  hour 
Hath  the  power, 
To  annoy, 
Or  give  joy. 
Every  day 
Hath  its  say ; 
Days  to  come 
All  are  dumb. 


84  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Do  not  fret 
For  them  yet, 
Learn  best  how 
To  live  now. 
In  your  haste 
Time  you  waste, 
So  proceed 
Slow  with  speed. 


THE  LANGUAGE  OF  FEELING. 
I  loye  to  see  a  tear-drop 

Stand  trembling  in  the  eye, 
Not  when  rude  sorrow's  question 

Hath  wrung  the  heart's  reply  ; 
But  when  some  gentle  pity 

Hath  softly  called  it  up, 
It  sparkles  like  a  dew-drop 

Within  a  violet's  cup. 

I  love  to  see  the  sunlight 

That  gilds  a  mantling  blush, 
Not  when  detected  baseness 

Hath  caused  the  cheek  to  flush  ; 
But  when  no  evil  promptings 

The  modest  feelings  reach, 
It  shines  with  artless  beauty, 

Like  glow  on  downy  peach. 


BONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  85 

I  love  to  see  the  grandeur 

That  gathers  with  a  frown, 
Not  when  a  selfish  feeling 

Hath  drawn  its  terrors  down ; 
'But  flashing  forth  unbidden 

Against  the  proud  and  mean, 
It  brightens  wrath  as  lightning 

Illumes  a  stormy  scene. 

I  love  to  hear  the  music 

That  gushes  with  a  sigh, 
Not  when  some  weary  pilgrim 

Would  lay  him  down  and  die ; 
But  when  we  turn  from  pleasures 

This  lower  world  hath  given, 
A  sigh  is  like  a  pinion 

That  wafts  the  soul  to  heaven. 


THE  YOTAGE  OF  LIFE. 

Upon  the  sea  at  morning, 
The  breeze  and  billow  scorning, 

Youth  gayly  speeds  away  ; 
The  birds  are  sweetly  singing, 
The  early  flowers  are  springing  . 

It  is  the  dawn  of  day. 

8 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

The  storm  is  darkly  brewing, 
And  man  his  course  pursuing, 

Must  struggle  or  must  die. 
He  perishes  who  prays  not, 
But  he  in  grief  delays  not, 

Who  seeks  for  aid  on  high. 

The  bark  has  long  been  sailing, 
The  light  of  day  is  failing, 

And  age  is  near  its  doom. 
But  in  the  child  of  duty, 
A  smile  of  hope  and  beauty 

Sheds  sunlight  o'er  the  tomb. 

Our  bark  the  port  is  nearing, 
Dear  Angel  Guardian  steering, 

Oh,  guide  it  on  its  road. 
We  love  thee  and  obey  thee, 
Lead  on,  lead  on,  we  pray  thee, 

To  heaven  and  to  God. 


DEATH. 

The  vision,  the  vision  of  Death  and  its  terrors, 
Has  made  me  look  over  my  life  and  its  errors  ; 

I  think  and  I  tremble  to  think  of  my  sins. 
The  battle  of  life  is  more  fierce  as  it  closes, 
He  loses  for  earth  and  for  heaven  who  loses, 

And  he  wins  forever  and  ever  who  wins. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  87 

O,  Angels  and  Saints,  ye  have  passed  the  dim 

portal, 
That  leads  human  spirits  to  mansions  immortal, 
Be  pear  when  the  last  day  of  earth  is  at  hand. 
Remind  us  to  turn  from  the  world  that  would 

please  us, 
And  hope  in  the  name  and  the  merits  of  Jesus, 
Your  combat  is  over,  and  with  Him  ye  stand. 

Ah  !  He  is  my  Father,  and  He  is  my  Master ; 
My  soul  He  will  rescue  from  gloom  and  disaster. 
He  told  me  to  watch,  and  he  taught  me  to 
pray; 
He  made  me  to  live  and  to  love  him  forever. 
Shall  I  cease  to  hope    in  him?     Never,  oh, 
never ! 
I'll  trust  in  his  goodness  till  life  ebbs  away. 


THE  ANGEL  AND  THE  CHILD* 

An  Angel  bent  over  a  cradle, 

And  seemed  to  behold  mirrored  there 
The  light  of  his  beautiful  features, 

As  though  in  a  brook,  still  and  fair. 

*  From  the  Frenck  of  RebouL 


88  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

"  Sweet  Infant,"  thus  gently  he  murmured, 
"  Thou'rt  like  me — oh,  come  thou  with  me ! 
Away !  we'll  be  happy  together ; 
This  earth  is  not  worthy  of  thee. 

"  The  pleasures  of  earth  are  not  lasting, 

They  seek  to  enchant,  but  in  vain, 
For  often  bright  smiles  and  gay  laughter 

Are  veils  to  hide,  passion  and  pain. 
On  days  set  apart  for  rejoicing, 

The  soul  may  be  weary  and  worn, 
The  sun,  though  it  sets  in  its  glory, 

Is  shrouded  with  storm-clouds  at  morn. 

"Shall  traces  of  anguish  and  hatred 

Profane  thy  young  brow  still  so  clear  ? 
Those  blue  eyes,  so  loving  and  tender — 

Are  they  to  be  dimmed  by  a  tear  ? 
Oh,  no !  let  us  fly  hence  together — 

Thy  course  shall  be  upward  with  mine ; 
For  God,  in  his  mercy,  has  spared  thee 

The  days  that  were  yet  to  be  thine. 

"  No  mourners  shall  darken  thy  dwelling — 
No  requiem  lull  thee  to  rest ; 
For  those  who  are  sinless  as  thou  art, 
The  last  day  of  earth  is  the  best." 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  89 

The  Angel  thus  ended  his  ditty ; 

But  now  his  bright  wings  he  has  spread, 
He  soars !  he  has  gone  back  to  heaven — 

Poor  mother !  thy  infant  is  dead ! 


THE  YIETUES  AT  BETHLEHEM. 

When  the  lowly  grot  of  Bethlehem 

First  received  the  holy  child, 
On  the  shepherds5  humble  offering 

The  Redeemer  kindly  smiled  ; 
Faith,  and  Hope,  and  gentle  Charity — 

Those  three  sisters  pure  and  fair — 
Were  then  led  by  light  from  heaven, 

To  approach  and  worship  there. 

"  Hail !  thou  oracle  of  prophets," 

Faith  advancing,  said,  "  All  hail !" 
From  these  eyes,  once  dim  and  blinded, 

Thou  hast  now  removed  the  veil." 
Hope  then  said,  "  At  length  I  see  thee 

Whom  th'  eternal  hills  desired, 
And  my  sigh  hast  changed  to  gladness, 

Thou  for  whom  my  soul  aspired." 


90  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Bat  when  Charity  there  kneeling, 

With  her  downcast  eyes  and  meek, 
The  devotion  of  her  spirit 

In  low  tones  essayed  to  speak, 
Her  sweet  voice  was  lost  in  murmurs, 

And  for  words  she  vainly  strove, 
So  she  kissed  the  sacred  forehead, 

Weeping  tears  of  joy  and  love. 


THE  HOUR  OF  PRAYER. 

PRELUDE. 

{Some  voices.) 

It  is  the  hour,  it  is  the  hour  of  Prayer, 
Forget  the  earth,  forget  all  earthly  care ; 
Before  the  Lord  of  Heaven  and  Earth  bow  down 
With  simple  hearts,  and  worship  at  his  throne. 

ADORATION. 

{All— pianissimo.) 

Father  Almighty, 

We  are  but  dust ; 
In  thy  great  mercy 

We  put  our  trust. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  91 

Thou  art  our  Maker — 

Thou  art  our  Lord ; 
By  men  and  angels 

Thou  art  adored. 

PRELUDE. 
SUPPLICATION. 

{All— a  little  louder.) 

God  of  our  fathers, 

Stretch  forth  thine  arm ; 
Thou,  who  didst  make  us, 

Shield  us  from  harm. 
Teach  us  to  name  thee 

With  sacred  awe — 
Teach  us  to  love  thee, 

And  keep  thy  law. 

PRELUDE. 
PRAISE. 

{All — loud,  and  with  joy.^ 

Hear  us,  O  Father, 

Father  of  all, 
While  with  devotion 

On  thee  we  call. 


92  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


Look  on  thy  children- 
Guard  ns  always ; 

Eender  us  worthy 
ffo  sing  thy  praise. 


QUEEN  OF  ANGELS. 

child's  hymn. 

Queen  of  Angels, 

Pray  for  me, 
For  my  heart  is 

Full  of  thee. 
Thou  art  nearest 

God  on  high — 
First  and  fairest 

In  the  sky. 

Blessed  Mary, 

Thy  sweet  name 
Warms  my  bosom 

Like  a  flame. 
Thy  dear  image 

When  I  kiss, 
All  my  soul  is 

Rapt  in  bliss. 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  93 

Dost  thou  hear  us 

When  we  pray — 
When  we  bless  thee 

Every  day  ? 
Yes !  our  Saviour 

Loves  thee  so, 
He  will  surely 

Let  thee  know. 

When  we  offer 

Flowers  to  thee, 
He  will  surely 

Let  thee  see. 
Thou  his  Mother, 

He  thv  Son, 
What  thou  wishest 

Must  be  done. 

Thou  dost  never 

Try  in  vain 
Grace  or  favor 

To  obtain. 
Thy  dear  Jesus 

Cannot  choose 
His  sweet  Mother 

To  refuse. 


94  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

Blessed  Virgin, 

Pray  for  me, 
Sailing  on  this 

Stormy  sea; 
Lead  me  onward 

Through  the  strife — 
Guide  me  safe  to 

Endless  life. 


SALUTATION  TO  MAET 

Daughter  of  God  the  Father, 

0  Virgin  pure  and  mild, 
I  venerate  and  love  thee — 

Accept  me  for  thy  child. 
My  soul,  and  all  its  powers, 

1  consecrate  to  thee — 

Be  pleased,  most  holy  Mother, 
From  sin  to  keep  me  free. 

Chorus. 
Be  pleased,  most  holy  Mother, 
To  pray  our  Lord  for  me. 

Mother  of  our  Redeemer, 
O  Virgin  pure  and  mild, 

I  venerate  and  love  thee — 
Accept  me  for  thy  child. 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  95 

My  body  and  its  senses 
I  consecrate  to  thee — 


Be  pleased,  most  holy  Mother, 
From  sin  to  keep  me  free. 

Chorus. 
Be  pleased,  most  holy  Mother, 
To  pray  our  Lord  for  me. 

Spouse  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 

0  Virgin,  pure  and  mild, 
I  venerate  and  love  thee — 

Accept  me  for  thj  child. 
My  heart  and  its  affections 

1  consecrate  to  thee — 

Be  pleased,  most  holy  Mother, 
From  sin  to  keep  me  free. 

Chorus. 
Be  pleased,  most  holy  Mother, 
To  pray  our  Lord  for  me. 


HAPPY  DEATH. 

Near  thy  servant  dying, 
Let  thy  Angel  stand  ; 

On  thy  grace  relying, 
Let  my  heart  expand. 


^G.  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

When  these  eyes  no  longer 
See  the  light  of  earth, 

Let  my  faith  grow  stronger — 
Shine  with  brighter  worth. 

Round  thy  servant  dying, 

Let  thy  Saints  draw  near; 
On  thy  grace  relying, 

Let  me  cease  to  fear. 
When  all  hope  shall  perish 

In  the  help  of  men, 
Firmer  hope  I'll  cherish 

In  thy  power  then. 

On  thy  servant  dying 

Let  thy  Mother  smile  ; 
On  thy  grace  relying, 

I  shall  rest  meanwhile. 
When  the  light  of  Heaven 

Shineth  from  above, 
All  my  sins  forgiven, 

Let  me  die  with  love. 


PRAYER  OF  DAVID. 

Punish  me  not  in  the  day  of  thy  wrath- 
Strike  me  not  suddenly  down  in  my  path ; 


SONGS    FOK   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  W 

Let  not  the  enemy  laugh  at  my  fall — 
Pity  me,  Lord,  who  hast  pity  for  all. 
Judge  of  the  fatherless,  hope  of  the  weak, 
Kefuge  and  help  of  the  lowly  and  meek, 
Look  on  my  wretchedness,  list  to  my  grief, 
Turn  for  thy  mercy's  sake,  grant  me  relief. 

Blessed  the  man  who  hath  trust  in  the  Lord, 
He  shall  not  fall  by  his  enemy's  sword ; 
He  in  his  labors  shall  prosper  and  speed — 
He  shall  prevail  in  the  day  of  his  need. 
God  giveth  ear  to  the  upright  of  heart — 
God  from  his  servants  will  never  depart ; 
Hope  from  the  morning  watch  even  till  night, 
Hope  in  his  mercy,  and  trust  in  his  might. 

Merciful  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  me  before — 
Show  forth  thy  goodness  and  glory  once  more ; 
Waters  of  sorrow  have  gathered  'round  me — 
Save  me,  O  Father,  my  trust  is  in  thee. 
Thou  wilt  give  ear  to  my  suppliant  prayer — 
Thou  wilt  deliver  my  feet  from  the  snare ; 
They  that  would  wrong  me  shall  hide  in  their 

shame, 
While  I  give  glory  and  praise  to  thy  name. 


98  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

THE  VOICE  OF  CONSCIENCE. 

Yes  !  I  have  heard  that  whisper, 

That  small  still  voice  within ; 
It  said :    Take  care,  it  said :   Beware— 

Do  not  commit  a  sin. 
I  heeded  not  its  warning, 

I  wavered,  and  I  fell, 
And  felt  the  force  of  stern  Remorse 

That  cowed  me  with  its  spell. 
Thus  fare  1  when  I  go  to  sin, 
Nor  heed  the  warning  voice  within. 

Yes !  I  have  heard  that  whisper, 

That  small  still  voice  within ; 
It  said  :  Withdraw,  break  not  the  law — 

Thou  art  committing  sin ! 
I  heeded  not  its  warning, 

But  stubbornly  kept  on, 
Till  grace  had  fled,  and  faith  was  dead, 

And  peace  of  mind  was  gone. 
Thus  fare  I  when  I'm  doing  sin, 
Nor  heed  the  accusing  voice  within. 

Yes  !  I  have  heard  that  whisper, 
That  small  still  voice  within ; 

It  said :  Thou'st  warred  against  the  Lord — 
Thou  hast  committed  sin. 


SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS.       99 

I  heeded  not  its  warning, 

But  walked  my  cheerless  path, 
In  dread  that  God  might  seize  the  rod, 

And  smite  me  in  his  wrath. 
Thus  fare  I  when  I've  done  a  sin, 
Nor  heed  the  chiding  voice  within. 

In  future,  when  that  whisper, 

That  small  still  voice  within 
Puts  wrong  and  right  before  my  sight, 

And  bids  me  not  to  sin, 
I'll  hearken  to  its  warning 

In  every  thought  and  deed, 
Nor  sin  at  all,  or  if  I  fall, 

I  will  repent  with  speed. 
Thus  I  shall  keep  me  free  from  sin, 
And  heed  the  friendly  voice  within. 


MORNING  SERVICE. 

Now  is  the  Day-star 
Goldenly  burning, 
Morning  returning 
Calls  us  to  prayer. 

Let  us  not  tarry, 
Let  us  not  falter, 


100  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

But  to  the  altar 
Gladly  repair. 

God's  people  'round  us, 
Filled  with  emotion 
Show  their  devotion, 
Bowing  the  head ; 
Kneeling  and  asking, 
With  meek  behavior, 
Of  the  dear  Saviour 
Their  daily  bread. 

Self  and  its  yearnings 
Let  us  now  banish, 
Let  the  world  vanish 
Out  of  our  sight ! 
Then  let  us  sweetly 
Warm  with  the  feeling 
That  we  are  kneeling 
In  heaven's  light. 

Humble  in  spirit, 

Grace  we  are  seeking, 
God  to  us  speaking 
Calms  every  fear. 

Sins  are  forgiven, 
Doubt  is  a  stranger, 


SONGS  FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  101 

Far  is  all  danger, 
Heaven  is  near. 

There  on  the  altar 

Whither  we're  bidden, 
Present  though  hidden 
Jesus  is  there ! 
Lord  !  in  thy  temple 
Prostrate  before  thee, 
List,  we  implore  thee 
List  to  our  prayer ! 


THE  LAY  OF  THE  PEODIGAL. 

m  SEVEN  MELODIES. 

I. 

THE   FOREWARNING. 

Ce^ild  of  the  morning,  silvery  numbers 

Temptingly  urge  thee  on  to  thy  fall, 
Scorn  the  light  voices  haunting  thy  slumbers 

Child  of  the  morning,  heed  not  their  call ! 
Bright  flowers  lure  thee  daintily  spreading 

Over  the  margin  of  the  abyss, 
Woe  to  the  heedl^s  wanderer  treading 

Thoughtlessly  o    vard,  treading  amiss. 

Under  the  wave  tL  t  smiles  to  deceive  him, 
No  coral  bowers  dash  to  the  light, 
9* 


102  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

No  golden  mansions  rise  to  receive  him, 
No  fairy  banquet  gladdens  the  sight. 

Sad  recollections,  phantoms  unsightly, 
Follow  the  hapless  sinner  by  day, 

Gloomy  forebodings  frown  on  him  nightly, 
Banishing  peaceful  slumber  away. 

II. 

THE   TRESPASS. 

Where,  oh  where,  are  the  happy  hours 

I  knew  ere  yet  by  Sin  defiled, 
Where,  oh  where,  are  the  birds  and  flowers 

That  gave  me  pleasure  when  a  child ! 
Dreams  of  vanity  charmed  my  vision, 

And  soon  my  peaceful  home  I  spurned, 
Then,  ah,  bitterly  in  derision 

Joy  fled  from  me  where'er  I  turned. 

When,  oh  when,  shall  remorse  and  terror 

Release  at  length  my  trembling  soul, 
When,  oh  when,  shall  the  mists  of  error 

Across  my  pathway  cease  to  roll ! 
Youthful  Innocence  thou  hast  vanished, 

And  to  me  now  in  wild  unrest, 
iFrom  the. universe  joy  seems  banished, 

For  winter  reigns  within  my  breast. 


BONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  103 

III. 

THE    AWAKENING. 

Skies  of  purple  and  gold, 

Paths  of  velvet  and  down, 
Wreaths  of  myrtle  and  rose, 

But  no  thorn  in  the  crown. 
Comrades  gentle  and  true, 

Banquets  splendid  and  rare, 
Days  all  happy  and  bright, 

Nights  all  guarded  from  care : 
This  is  the  tale  Hope  told 
When  life  was  young,  not  old. 

Skies  of  vapor  and  storm, 

Paths  with  briars  o'ergrown, 
Wreaths  of  cypress  and  yew, 

But  no  flower  in  the  crown. 
Friends  deceitful  and  vile, 

Feasts  of  poisonous  fare, 
Days  all  bitter  and  blank, 

Nights  all  haunted  with  care: 
This  is  the  dirge  Time  sung 
When  life  was  old,  not  young. 


104  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

IV. 

THE   PLAINT. 

My  heart  is  sad  and  heavy, 

The  long  and  lonely  hours 
Departing  pluck  no  thorn  away, 

Returning  bring  no  flowers. 
The  clouds  are  frowning  'round  me, 

He  light  is  fainter  growing, 
And  friendship's  voice,  I  hear  it  now, 

Not  caring  or  not  knowing. 

I  turn  away  impatient 

Where  happy  faces  meet  me, 
I  feel  the  blinding  tears  arise 

When  laughing  children  greet  me. 
I  am  a  prey  to  shadows, 

And  sickly  terrors  wholly ; 
I  turned  from  virtue  to  become 

The  slave  of  Melancholy. 

Y. 

THE  AVOWAL. 

I  too  have  stood  among  the  band 

Who  fear  dishonor  more  than  Death  ; 

I  too  the  hill  of  Fame  have  scanned, 
And  worn  the  shining  laurel  wreath ; 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  105 

But  hear  ye  all  who  only  live, 

Or  seem  to  live,  while  men  applaud — 

Not  all  the  honors  earth  can  give 

Are  worth  a  moment  passed  with  God. 

I  too,  a  guest  of  Pleasure  long, 

Have  whiled  away  the  golden  hours, 
Or  sauntered  with  her  idle  throng 

Through  marble  halls  and  moonlit  bowers ; 
But  hear  ye  all  who  love  the  rose, 

And  hate  the  thorns  upon  its  tree- 
Not  all  the  pleasures  Earth  bestows 

Are  worth  one  deed  of  charity. 

VI. 

THE  RESOLVE. 

Enough  of  the  World  and  its  splendors — 

I  have  toiled  in  its  service  too  long — 
Enough  of  unblushing  offenders, 

I  will  break  from  the  profligate  throng. 
I  once  had  the  soul  of  an  Angel ; 

I  was  freer  and  happier  then  ; 
I  vow  on  the  Holy  Evangel 

To  be  free,  to  be  happy  again 

Enough  of  all  dreamy  successes, 

For  they  lure  with  unending  suspense ; 


106  SONGS   FOK   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Enough  of  all  midnight  excesses, 
For  they  immolate  reason  to  sense. 

I  once  had  the  soul  of  an  Angel ; 
I  was  freer  and  happier  then ; 

I  vow  on  the  Holy  Evangel 
To  be  free,  to  be  happy  again. 

TIL 

THE   RETURN. 

Almighty  Father  of  my  soul ! 

In  sorrow  and  in  shame, 
I  kneel  to  thee,  but  scarcely  dare 

Invoke  thy  holy  name. 
I  am  not  worthy  to  be  called, 

O  Lord,  a  child  of  thine ; 
For  thou  art  purity  itself, 

And  naught  but  sin  is  mine. 

And  yet,  oh  whither  shall  I  go 

If  I  from  thee  depart  ? 
I'll  call  on  thee — thou'lt  not  despise 

A  sad  and  lowly  heart. 
Thy  blessed  Son  prayed  for  my  soul — 

It  was  his  dying  prayer ; 
Forgive  me,  Father,  for  his  sake, 

And  save  me  from  despair. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  107 

ST.  CECILIA. 

Oh  how  shall  we  praise  thee,  Cecilia, 

How  number  what  glories  are  thine  ? 
To  crown  thee  twin  emblems  of  victory 

The  palm  and  the  lily  combine. 
O  lady  all  queenly  and  beautiful 

Our  souls  are  in  love  with  thy  worth, 
Look  down  from  thy  glory  in  Paradise 

And  smile  on  thy  children  of  earth. 

Men  knew  how  to  love  God  in  unity, 

To  praise  him  in  words  they  might  dare, 
But  thou  with  a  full  gush  of  melody 

Didst  pour  out  thy  spirit  in  prayer. 
Men  learned  fr^m  the  fire  of  thy  charity, 

To  glow  and  tV  thrill  with  His  love ; 
To  sing  half  in  awe,  half  in  ecstasy, 

As  sing  the  bright  Angels  above. 

O  peerless,  O  sweetest  Cecilia, 

Pure  fondness  for  fervor  and  song; 
Compel  us  to  crown  thee  our  favorite, 

'Mid  all  heaven's  virginal  throng. 
A  flame,  O  angelic  enthusiast, 

Flashed  up  from  thy  heart  to  thy  brow ; 
A  pledge  of  the  bliss  of  eternity, 

That  burns  in  thee,  beams  through  thee  now. 


108  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Inspire  us  with  love  for  the  beautiful 

And  so  let  us  practise  thine  art ; 
That  ever  the  voice  of  the  melody. 

May  chime  with  the  voice  of  the  heart. 
One  glimpse  of  thy  radiant  countenance, 

One  strain  of  empyrean  song 
Would  makex  us  true  lovers  of  purity, 

And  wean  us  forever  from  wrong. 

Yet,  while  bowing  down,  Queen  of  Harmony, 

While  kissing'thy  robe's  snowy  hem 
Thy  children  ask  not  that  a  miracle, 

Be  granted  to  thee  or  to  them. 
Obtain  for  us,  holy  Cecilia, 

A  faith  and  a  fervor  divine, 
That  wThen  we  have  ended  our  pilgrimage, 

Our  voices  may  mingle  with  thine. 


ST.  EOSE  OF  LIMA. 

First  off  ring  of  America, 

On  holy  mother's  shrine, 
A  hidden  home,  a  name  unknown, 

Are  now  no  longer  thine. 
The  light  of  faith  from  pole  to  pole, 

From  sea  to  sea  hath  spread, 
And  all  who  love  it  learn  to  love 

The  peerless  Liman  maid. 


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Chorus. 
List  to  our  antiphon, 

Grant  its  request, 
Pray  for  thy  native  land. 

Pray  for  its  rest. 
Pray, it  may  ever  be 

Happy  and  blest — 
Rose  of  America 

Pride  of  the  West ! 

A  soft  and  radiant  comeliness 

Thy  virgin  brow  adorns, 
But  round  the  flower  of  innocence 

Thou  plantest  jealous  thorns. 
Thou  livest  for  eternity, 

Thou  lovest  God  alone, 
Each  day  of  thy  young  life  beholds 

Some  battle  fought  and  won. 
Chorus. 

Through  light  of  joy  and  shade  of  grief, 

Through  good  report  and  ill 
Thy  soul  was  white,  and  coming  death 

Shall  find  thee  faithful  still. 
The  choir  of  Virgins  beckon  thee, 

Thy  Saviour  bids  thee  come, 
Ascend,  child  of  America, 

To  thy  eternal  home. 
Chorus. 

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110  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

O  Rose  of  Lima's  sunny  land, 

O  jewel  of  Peru, 
On  this  new  Continent  of  thine 

The  works  of  grace  renew. 
And  may  we  through  thy  prayers  behold 

United  in  our  clime, 
The  earnest  life  of  this  young  age, 

The  Faith  of  olden  time. 
Chorus. 


ST.  ROSE  OF  LIMA. 
child's  hymn. 

There  once  did  live  a  little  girl, 

At  Lima  in  Peru, 
The  fairest  little  girl  was  she 

Her  neighbors  ever  knew. 
"  Oh,  see  her  rosy  cheek,"  they  said, 

"How  prettily  it  glows!" 
And  though  her  name  was  Isabel 

They  always  called  her  '  Rose.' 

But  while  they  all  admired  her  so 
She  was  not  vain  or  proud, 

But  used  to  veil  her  lovely  face 
And  hide  it  from  the  crowd. 

She  feared  the  praises  of  the  world 
And  lived  for  God  on  high ; 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  Ill 

And  though  her  body  was  on  earth 
Her  thoughts  were  in  the  sky. 

Her  family  were  rich  and  great, 

But  she  lived  like  the  poor, 
And  ate  her  bread  with  simple  herbs 

She  gathered  on  the  moor. 
And  when  her  people  lost  their  wealth 

By  fortune's  giddy  whirl, 
She,  though  a  lady  bred  and  born, 

Became  a  servant  girl. 

Her  crown  it  was  a  crown  of  thorns, 

Her  life  a  life  of  pain, 
But  sick  or  well,  in  weal  or  woe, 

She  never  would  complain. 
"  Increase  my  sufferings,  O  Lord," 

Thus  she  would  often  say, 
"  Provided  only  you  increase 

My  love  for  you  each  day." 

Our  Lord  in  mercy  smiled  on  her, 

And  heard  her  pious  vows, 
And  in  a  lovely  vision  once 

Called  her  his  chosen  Spouse. 
Her  trials  sore  are  passed  and  o'er 

She  has  no  earthly  care, 
For  now  Saint  Rose  she  is  in  heaven, 

And  praying  for  us  there. 


112      SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 

THE  GUARDIAN  ANGELS. 

Know  ye  that  Angels 

Silently  glide, 
From  their  blest  mansion, 

Down  to  your  side. 
Know  ye  their  bright  eyes, 

Watch  night  and  day, 
Lest  evil  spirits 

Make  you  their  prey. 

Chorus. 
Beautiful  Angels, 

Keep  watch  and  ward 
Over  all  children 

Dear  to  the  Lord. 
By  your  sweet  presence, 

Render  us  still 
Steadfast  in  goodness, 

Proof  against  ill. 

Blessings  precede  them 
While  they  advance, 

Satan  in  terror 
Lowers  his  lance. 

All  the  dark  legions 
Flee  in  dismay, 


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Melting  like  morning 
Yapors  away. 
Chorus— Beautiful  Angels,  etc. 

Often  their  gentle 

Yoice  from  above, 
Touches  our  heart-strings, 

Teaches  us  love. 
Leads  us  to  worship 

Happily  here, 
Even  as  Angels 

In  their  bright  sphere. 

Chorus — Beautiful  Angels,  etc. 


THE  BERTH  OF  CHKIST.* 

In  a  dream  I  saw  the  seasons 

Coming  from  the  stars  above, 
And  before  the  new-born  Saviour, 

Paying  vows  of  Faith  and  Love. 
Spring  arrayed  in  roseate  mantle, 

Like  her  flowers  fresh  and  sweet, 
Laid  her  amaranths  and  lilies, 

At  the  heavenly  Infant's  feet. 

*  From  the  Italian  of  Rosani 


114  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Clad  in  shining  yellow  raiment, 

Laughing  Summer  coming  now, 
Plucked,  and  gave  a  golden  handful 

Of  the  grain  that  wreathed  her  brow. 
Autumn  next  in  motley  vesture, 

Entered  bearing  on  her  head, 
Filled  with  fruit  a  little  basket, 

'Twas  the  offering  she  made. 

Winter  stood  upon  the  threshold, 

As  if  fearful  that  his  face, 
With  its  grim  and  withered  features, 

Might  profane  that  happy  place. 
But  the  Infant's  glances  wandered 

From  the  flowers,  fruit,  and  grain, 
As  if  seeking  to  discover 

Some  more  pleasing  gift  in  vain. 

Winter  steps  into  the  splendor 

Which  the  holy  place  adorns, 
Slowly  from  beneath  his  mantle 

Drawing  forth  a  crown  of  thorns. 
To  that  thorny  wreath  the  Infant 

Stretches  forth  his  hands  in  play, 
While  his  gentle  mother,  shuddering, 

Turns  her  troubled  eyes  away. 

But  Love,  heavenly  Love,  was  able 
All  the  mystery  to  read, 


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For  it  was  her  tender  promptings, 
Brought  about  this  wondrous  deed. 

So  on  Angel  wings  uprising, 
Spake  she  forth  in  joyful  strain : 

"  Thorns  are  now  preferred  to  flowers, 
Peace  and  glory  spring  from  pain." 


MAY  SONG. 

Golden  days  and  silver  nights, 
Fill  the  soul  with  pure  delights  ; 
We  are  happy,  let  us  sing 
To  the  mother  of  our  King. 

Chorus. 
Virgin,  hear  our  fond  appeal, 
At  thy  shrine  we  humbly  kneel, 
Giving  homage  every  day, 
In  the  lovely  month  of  May. 

Freely  now  the  waters  flow, 
Laughing  roses  bud  and  blow  ; 
Beauty  shines  on  every  sod, 
Lighted  by  the  smile  of  God. 
Chorus. 

Bigger  stars  appear  on  high 
Shining  in  a  bluer  sky  ; 


116  SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Sunny  rays  so  scarce  before, 
Now  in  torrents  stream  and  pour. 
Chorus. 

Every  hill  and  every  sward 
'Neath  the  footsteps  of  the  Lord, 
Wears  a  greener,  fresher  grace  ; 
Gladness  reigns  in  every  place. 
Chorus. 

While  the  earth  and  sky  rejoice, 
Let  us  raise  our  thankful  voice, 
Blessing  God  by  night  and  day, 
In  the  lovely  month  of  May. 
Chorus. 


THE  ALTAE. 

Where  the  holy  Altar  stands, 
Unseen  Angels  come  in  bands 
Bearing  censers  in  their  hands. 

Watch  and  ward  they  nightly  keep, 
While  the  dewy  heavens  weep — 
While  forgetful  mortals  sleep. 

And  our  faithful  Sires  now  dead, 
Bending  knee  and  bowing  head, 
At  the  Altar  railing  prayed. 


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Poured  their  hearts  before  the  Lord, 
Vowing  to  confess  his  word 
E'en  beneath  the  tyrant's  sword. 

There  we  took  the  Christian  name, 
Felt  the  Holy  Spirit's  flame, 
There  the  Lord  our  food  became. 
There  to  second  life  we  sprung ; 
When  our  passing-bell  is  rung, 
There  our  requiem  shall  be  sung. 

Ancient  Bethlem's  chosen  grot, 

Calvary's  awful  height,  were  not 

Holier  than  this  holy  spot. 

Hither  let  us  come,  and  meet 
Vows  of  courage  to  repeat, 
Kneeling  at  the  Saviour's  feet. 

Happy  silver,  happy  gold, 
Which  the  artists  mix  and  mould, 
His  dear  members  to  enfold. 

Happy  Lamp,  before  the  shrine, 
May  my  fervor  burn  and  shine 
Like  that  steady  flame  of  thine  ! 

Happy  lights  and  flowers  that  pay 
Night  by  night,  and  day  by  day, 
All  their  little  life  away — 


■no  \ 

118  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

May  their  fate  my  soul  betide, 
Near  my  Jesus  to  abide, 
Love  and  languish  by  his  side. 


ADOEO  TE.* 

I  bow  before  thee,  unseen  Deity, 
That  in  these  forms  hast  truly  hidden  thee  ; 
My  heart  is  wholly  subject  to  thy  sway, 
For  in  thy  love  divine  it  melts  away. 

The  sight  and  touch  and  taste  are  here  deceived, 
But  hearing  can  be  fearlessly  believed, 
I  hold  to  what  was  taught  us  by  our  Lord, 
Naught  can  be  truer  than  his  own  true  word. 

The  God  alone  was  on  the  Cross  concealed, 
But  here  the  man  as  well  is  unrevealed, 
Yet  both  confessing  with  a  firm  belief, 
I  breathe  the  prayer  of  the  repentant  thief. 

Thy  wounds  with  Thomas  I  claim  not  to  see, 
But  as  the  Lord  my  God  I  worship  thee ; 
Increase  my  faith  by  graces  from  above, 
And  fill  my  very  soul  with  hope  and  love. 

*  From  the  Latin  of  St.  Thomas  Aquinas. 


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Memorial  of  the  Saviour's  parting  breath, 
O  living  bread  that  savest  man  from  death, 
My  soul  implores  that  God  to  her  may  give 
The  grace  forever  on  thy  sweets  to  live. 

As  feeds  the  Pelican  her  helpless  brood, 
Lord !  feed  us  sinners  with  thy  precious  blood 
Of  which  a  single  drop  in  mercy  spilt, 
Can  ransom  all  the  world  from  all  its  guilt. 

O  Jesus,  whom  so  dimly  I  discern, 
Grant  me  the  happiness  for  which  I  yearn : 
Thy  face  unveiled  to  see  in  all  its  light 
And  feast  forever  on  the  blissful  sight. 

Amen. 


THE  BEOKEN  PEOMISE. 

The  vows  which  I  have  spoken, 

Were  spoken,  Lord,  to  thee ; 
The  vows  which  I  have  broken 

Were  told  on  bended  knee. 
'Twas  not  to  earthly  chief  or  king, 

That  fealty  was  sworn  by  me, 
The  vows  which  I  have  spoken, 

Were  made,  O  Lord,  to  thee, 
O  Lord,  O  Lord, ' 
Were  made  to  thee. 


120     SONGS  FOE  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 

The  vows  which  I  have  spoken, 

Were  spoken  at  thy  shrine, 
There  stands  the  Cross,  a  token 

Of  might  and  grace  divine. 
Give  ear  unto  my  earnest  prayer, 

And  save  this  erring  soul  of  mine 
No  mercy  can  avail  me, 

No  might,  O  Lord,  but  thine, 
O  Lord,  O  Lord, 
No  might  but  thine. 


THE  HEREAFTER. 

Forth  a  stern  decree  hath  issued, 

It  is  sanctioned  from  on  high, 
Every  child  that's  born  of  Adam 

He  shall  one  day  surely  die. 
Gilded  dome  and  naked  rafter 

Both  shall  echo  to  the  call, 
The  Hereafter!  The  Hereafter! 

We  are  hastening  to  it  all. 

In  the  flush  of  recent  triumph, 
We  may  lay  the  warning  by, 

In  the  ardor  of  our  strivings 
May  refuse  to  think  it  nigh. 


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We  may  drown  the  thought  in  laughter, 
In  life's  crowded  banquet  hall, 

The  Hereafter  !  The  Hereafter ! 
We  are  hastening  to  it  all. 

Troops  of  friends  may  gather  round  us, 

Cheer  our  toil  with  loving  eye, 
Enemies  with  base  deception 

Turn  our  best-laid  schemes  awry  ; 
Death  may  pierce  with  sudden  shaft,  or 

Age  may  slowly  spread  our  pall, 
The  Hereafter  !  The  Hereafter  ! 

We  are  hastening  to  it  all. 

When  the  fatal  knell  is  tolling, 

Man  may  be  unfit  to  die, 
Or  the  ready  soul  may  gladly 

From  this  vale  of  sorrow  fly ; 
Virtue  on  light  wings  may  waft  her, 

Sin  may  press  her  in  her  fall, 
The  Hereafter  !  The  Hereafter  ! 

We  are  hastening  to  it  all. 


A  DIEGE. 

Let  a  pious  prayer  be  said, 
For  the  spirits  of  the  dead, 
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122  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

That  their  sufferings  may  cease, 
That  they  soon  may  rest  in  peace. 

Chorus. 

Hear  us,  Father,  while  we  pray 
For  the  friends  now  passed  away, 
Show  them  mercy,  grant  them  rest, 
In  the  City  of  the  Blest. 

Miserere — Miserere ! 

If  a  blemish  or  a  stain 
Should  upon  the  soul  remain, 
Until  cleansed  it  cannot  rise 
To  the  gates  of  Paradise. 

Chorus — Hear  us,  Father,  while  we  pray,  &c. 

But  your  prayer  for  those  you  love, 
Rises  to  the  Lord  above, 
By  their  Saviour's  holy  name 
They  are  rescued  from  the  flame. 
Chorus — Hear  us,  Father,  while  we  pray,  &c. 


THE  RESURRECTION. 

Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead, 
Risen,  as  he  truly  said ; 
Praise  the  Lord  with  grateful  voice, 
Bless  his  name,  Rejoice,  Rejoice  ! 


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Chorus. 
Resurrexit, 
Sicut  dixit, 
Alleluia,  Alleluia, 
Alleluia,  Alleluia. 

Angels  clad  in  snowy  white, 
Coming  from  the  realms  of  light, 
Bid  us  sing  with  grateful  voice,  * 
Bid  us  all  Rejoice,  Rejoice ! 
Chorus — Resurrexit,  &c. 

Man  was  but  a  slave  before, 
Man  is  free  for  evermore ; 
Heaven  and  earth  with  grateful  voice, 
Bid  us  all  Rejoice,  Rejoice  ! 
Chorus — Resurrexit,  &c. 


THE  GUERDON. 

Zealous  for  the  honor 
Of  the  Lord  above, 

May  I  serve  the  donor, 
For  his  gifts  of  love. 

Give  not  earthly  pleasure, 
Riches,  or  renown, 


124  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

Give  me  for  my  treasure, 

Lord,  thyself  alone. 

O  Lord ! 

Thyself  alone. 

Saints  and  Martyrs  holy 

In  ecstatic  thought, . 
Dwell  upon  thee  solely, 

Yalue  self  as  naught, 
Seeking  through  life's  story, 

And  when  life  is  done, 
Seeking  for  their  glory, 

Lord,  thyself  alone. 
O  Lord  ! 
Thyself  alone. 

Angels  see  thee  clearly 

In  the  blessed  choirs, 
Th  ey  by  wishing  merely 

Gain  their  heart's  desires. 
But  their  bliss  is  never 

Severed  from  thy  own, 
And  they  love  forever, 

Lord,  thyself  alone. 
OLord! 
Thyself  alone. 


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EMBLEMS  OF  LIFE. 

I  passed  a  rose  at  early  morn, 

'Twas  blooming  fresh  and  fair, 
When  evening  came  a  naked  thorn 
Was  all  that  met  me  there. 

And  then  my  spirit  spoke  to  me, 

And  thus  to  me  did  say: 
"  There  is  a  lesson  here  for  thee, 
Thus  life  doth  pass  away." 

I  heard  a  silver  lute  that  kept 

True  time  to  loving  words  ; 
But  soon  the  hand  of  madness  swept, 

And  broke  the  trembling  chords. 

And  then  my  spirit  spoke  to  me,  &c. 

I  saw  great  domes  and  spires  of  cloud 

Lit  up  with  purple  light ; 
But  suddenly  the  wind  blew  loud 

And  swept  them  into  night. 

And  then  my  spirit  spoke  to  me,  &c. 

I  learned  that  on  a  sunny  beach  » 

A  marble  city  grew  ; 
But  now  its  silent  ruins  bleach 

Beneath  the  waters  blue. 

And  then  my  spirit  spoke  to  me,  &c. 
11* 


126  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

THE  WOKSHIP  OF  NATURE. 

(Music  by  Pietro  Paolicchi.) 

There's  worship  where  the  roses  bloom, 

Where  violets  are  found, 
Among  the  flowers  that  bow  at  morn 

With  shining  dew-drops  crowned. 
And  all  the  blossoms,  red  and  white, 

That  scent  the  leafy  grove, 
They  too  proclaim  their  Maker's  name, 

And  thank  Him  for  his  love. 

There's  worship  where  the  merry  birds 

Are  flying  o'er  the  plain  ; 
And  where  they  peck  the  berries  bright, 

Adown  the  shady  lane. 
And  through  the  golden  grain  below, 

Or  blushing  fruit  above, 
They,  too,  proclaim  their  Maker's  name, 

And  thank  Him  for  his  love. 

There's  worship  in  the  foaming  brook 
That  down  the  mountain  pours  ; 

And  on  the  blue  lake  feathering 
The  boatman's  lifted  oars. 

Where  waters  court  the  cooling  shade, 
And  where  they  gaily  rove, 


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They,  too,  proclaim  their  Maker's  name, 
And  thank  Him  for  his  love. 

There's  worship  on  the  grassy  plain 

Where  shepherds  tend  their  flocks, 
And  where  the  eagle  builds  his  nest 

High  up  among  the  rocks, 
And  where  the  fishes,  great  and  small, 

Beneath  old  ocean  move, 
They,  too,  proclaim  their  Maker's  name, 

And  thank  Him  for  his  love. 

There's  worship  in  the  countless  worlds 

That  roll  through  boundless  space ; 
The  hand  that  fashioned  all  the  stars, 

Guides  each  one  in  its  race. 
These  works  of  God  pray  not  like  man, 

But  while  his  might  they  prove, 
Bid  man  proclaim  their  Maker's  name, 

And  thank  Him  for  his  love. 


THE  CHERISHED  HOPE. 
Aeb — Ach  wenn  du  warst  mein  eigen. 

The  Hope  which  I  have  cherished, 

It  was  a  gift  of  thine, 
Though  dreams  of  joy  have  perished, 

This  Hope  was  ever  mine. 


128  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

The  bud  of  promise  morn  bestows, 
At  night  is  oft  a  withered  rose. 
The  Hope  which  I  have  cherished, 
It  was  a  gift  of  thine, 
A  gift,  a  gift,  O  Lord,  of  thine ! 

The  hope  which  I  have  cherished, 

It  was  a  gift  from  thee, 
My  friends  have  flown  or  perished, 

But  thou  art  true  to  me. 
The  stars  that  gemmed  my  journey's  dawn 
Have  failed  me  as  I  journeyed  on. 
The  Hope  which  I  have  cherished, 

It  was  a  gift  from  thee, 

A  gift,  a  gift,  O  Lord,  from  thee. 


ANTIPHON  FKOM  COMPLIN. 

First  Chorus. 

Salva  nos  Domirie  vigilantes, 
Custodi  nos  dormientes. 


Second  Chorus. 

Save  us,  Father,  when  we  wake, 
Guard  us  while  our  rest  we  take. 


songs  for  catholic  schools.         129 

First  Chorus. 

Ut  vigilemus  cum  Christo, 

Et  requiescamus  in  pace.     Amen. 

Second  Chorus. 

May  we  watch  with  Christ,  and  then 
Sleep  the  sleep  of  peace.    Amen. 


NEAPOLITAN  MARINER'S  HYMN. 

Air. — Santa  Lucia. 

Dark  clouds  are  over  us 

Stealthily  creeping, 
Wild  billows  threaten  us 

Angrily  leaping. 
Hear  us,  we  fly  to  thee, 

Mother  of  Purity, 

Sancta  Maria. 

Through  storm-clouds  tenderly 

The  blue  sky  smiling 
Beams  on  us  lovingly 

All  dread  beguiling. 
Hear  us,  we  fly  to  thee, 

Mother  of  Purity, 

Sancta  Maria. 


130  SONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

In  the  drear  solitude 

Hope's  form  appearing 
Shines  white  and  beautiful, 

Our  weak  hearts  cheering. 
Hear  us,  we  fly  to  thee, 

Mother  of  Purity, 

Sancta  Maria. 

Now  to  the  Mariner 

Fear  is  a  stranger, 
Mary  his  Patroness 

Saves  him  from  danger. 
Hear  us,  we  fly  to  thee, 

Mother  of  Purity,  • 

Sancta  Maria. 

Saved  from  the  dangerous 

Wrath  of  the  billow, 
Now  the  poor  Mariner 

Seeketh  his  pillow. 
Hear  us,  we  fly  to  thee, 

Mother  of  Purity, 

Sancta  Maria. 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  131 

THE  HAPPY  DAT. 

Music  by  P.  Rondinella, 

This  day  is  a  day  of  rejoicing ; 
Let  ev'ry  dull  memory  vanish, 
Let  each  one  his  misery  banish, 

And  be  like  the  day  bright  and  fair. 
Pour  out  your  full  hearts  in  a  chorus, 
A  chorus  of  innocent  gladness ; 
Away  with  all  sorrow  and  sadness, 

Away  with  all  troublesome  care. 

All  Nature  pours  forth  a  thanksgiving 
When  sunlight  the  dull  earth  is  flooding, 
And  thousands  of  flowers  are  budding 

Beneath  the  light  footsteps  of  Spring  ; 
And  now  that  our  Father  in  heaven, 
His  prodigal  children  caressing, 
Receives  us  and  gives  us  a  blessing, 

We  too  will  be  happy  and  sing. 

This  life  is  not  evermore  gloomy 
To  those  who  are  manfully  coping, 
For  while  they  are  fearing  and  hoping 

The  victory  comes  from  above. 
And  oft  when  we  think  the  Almighty 
O'er  whelms  us  with  sorrowful  feeling, 
In  truth  He  is  only  revealing 

A  proof  of  His  goodness  and  love* 


132  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

This  day  is  a  day  of  rejoicing, 
Away  with  all  weakly  repining — 
The  sun  of  past  ages  is  shining 

Above  us  in  glory  to-day ; 
Past  trials  are  gone  and  forgotten, 
The  present  is  free  from  all  sorrow, 
And  trusting  in  God  for  to-morrow, 

We  happily  sing  while  we  may. 


TWILIGHT  MUSINGS. 

Music  by  P.  Rondinella. 
Twilight  is  a  witching  hour, 

Let  its  grey  and  purple  wing 
Gently  spread  its  magic  power 

O'er  my  senses  while  I  sing. 
Twilight  gleaneth  tender  musings 

From  the  new-mown  fields  of  thought. 
Art  in  graceful  sheaves  will  bind  them, 

Lest  they  wilt  and  come  to  naught. 

Twilight  mirrors  forth  to  Poets 

Dreamy  views  of  calm  delight, 
Sweeter  quiet,  grander  silence, 

Deeper  shade  and  broader  light, 
Visions  of  the  young  and  lovely 

Borne  away  to  early  graves, 
Visions  of  the  strong  and  fearless 

Wrecked  in  mossy  Ocean  caves. 


SONGS   FOE   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  133 

Pearly  dew-beads  o'er  the  meadow 

Sown  in  rich  profusion  lie, 
While  the  fire-fly's  ruby  kindles 

Like  a  torch-light  swung  on  high. 
Seen  no  more,  the  thrush  and  linnet 

Settle  on  their  downy  nest, 
But  the  robin's  plaintive  numbers 

Lull  the  whispering  wood  to  rest. 

Lo  !  athwart  the  trembling  Ocean 

Stretches  forth  a  bridge  of  gold, 
Is  its  shining  pathway  ever 

Trod  by  feet  of  earthly  mould  ? 
Are  the  souls  of  Saints  departing, 

Led  by  Angels  o'er  that  way, 
Up  to  yon  half-open  portals 

Blazing  with  eternal  day  ? 

Xow  the  languid  flowers  are  sleeping 

Birds  are  slumb'ring  on  their  nest, 
Heaven's  broad  cathedral  windows 

Darken  in  the  cloudy  West ; 
And  a  deeper  haze  is  spreading, 

Spreading  o'er  the  fading  scene, 
Stars  are  peeping  out  in  heaven — 

Day  is  dead — and  Night  is  Queen. 
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DEFINITIONS 


AIDS  TO  MEMORY 


CATECHISM; 


A   CATECHISM   IN   RHYME. 


REV.  DR.  CUMMIXGS,    ' 

Pastor  of  St  Stephen's  Church,  New  York. 


NEW  YORK: 

1>.    &    J.    SADLIER, 

31  Barclay  Street. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1863, 

BY  J.  W.  CUMMINGS, 

In  tLe  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  tm  ib« 
Southern  District  of  New  York. 


DEFINITIONS 

AND 

AIDS     TO     MEMORY 

FOR   THE   CATECHISM. 


ACTS  OF  FAITH,  HOPE,  CHAKITY,  AND 
COOTKITIOK 

ACT  OF  FAITH. 

Great  God !  whatever  through  Thy  Church 

Thou  teachest  to  be  true, 
I  firmly  do  believe  it  all, 

And  shall  confess  it  too. 
Thou  never  canst  deceived  be, 

Thou  never  canst  deceive, 
For  Thou  art  truth  itself,  and  Thou 

Dost  tell  me  to  believe. 
9* 


AIDS   TO   MEMORY 


ACT   OF  HOPE. 


My  God !  I  firmly  hope  in  Thee, 

For  Thou  art  great  and  good, 
And  gavest  us  Thine  only  Son 

To  die  upon  the  rood. 
I  hope  through  him  for  grace  to  live 

As  Thy  commandments  teach, 
And  through  Thy  mercy  when  I  die, 

The  joys  of  heaven  to  reach. 

ACT   OF  LOVE. 

With  all  my  heart,  and  soul,  and  strength, 

I  love  Thee,  O  my  Lord, 
For  Thou  art  perfect,  and  all  things 

Were  made  by  Thy  blest  Word. 
Like  me  to  Thine  own  image  made, 

My  neighbor  Thou  didst  make, 
And  as  I  love  myself,  I  love 

My  neighbor  for  Thy  sake. 

ACT  OF  CONTRITION. 

Most  holy  God  !  my  very  soul 

With  grief  sincere  is  moved, 
JBecause  I  have  offended  Thee, 

Whom  I  should  e'er  have  loved. 


FOR   THE    CATECHISM. 


Forgive  me,  Father !  I  am  now, 
Resolved  to  sin  no  more, 

And  by  thy  holy  grace  to  shun 
What  made  me  sin  before. 


THE  TEN  COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD. 
i. 

I  am  thy  God  and  Sovereign  Lord, 
Naught  else  must  be  as  God  adored. 

n. 
All  sacred  things  thy  reverence  claim, 
Take  not  in  vain  God's  holy  name. 

m. 
Keep  holy  every  Sabbath-day, 
And  do  not  work,  but  rest  and  pray. 

rv. 
All  honor  to  thy  Parents  pay, 
Nor  their  just  wishes  disobey. 

v. 
Treat  all  as  kindly  as  you  can, 
Kill  not,  nor  hate  your  fellow-man. 

VI. 

From  lewd  temptations  turn  with  haste, 
And  never  do  an  act  unchaste. 


AIDS   TO   MEMORY 
VII. 

Give  what  is  due  to  every  one. 
And  take  not  what  is  not  thine  own. 

vm. 
Speak  always  what  is  true  and  fair, 
Lie  not,  nor  e'er  false  witness  bear. 

IX. 

Preserve  thy  fancy  free  from  stain, 
And  lustful  thoughts  ne'er  entertain. 

x. 

Be  just  in  purpose  and  design, 
And  covet  not  what  is  not  thine. 


THE  SIX  PEECEPTS  OF  THE  CHUEOH. 
i. 

Let  not  a  Feast  or  Sunday  pass 
Without  once  hearing  Holy  Mass. 

ii. 
When  Holy  Church  shall  so  ordain, 
Keep  fast,  or  from  flesh  meat  abstain. 

ni. 
Make  every  twelvemonth  once  at  least 
A  good  Confession  to  your  Priest. 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM. 


IV. 


Each  year,  at  Easter  time  at  least* 
Approach  the  Eucharistic  feast. 


The  Priest  must  by  the  people  live, 
And  you  to  him  your  mite  should  give. 

VI. 

The  rules  for  Christian  marriage  made 
Must  be  respected  and  obeyed. 


GEACE. 


Grace  is  the  light  God  gives  the  mind, 
That  we  the  truth  may  surely  find — 
Grace  is  the  strength  he  gives  free  will, 
His  holy  precepts  to  fulfill. 


A  SACEAMENT. 

An  outward  sign  of  inward  grace 
By  Christ  ordained  and  made — 

A  mystic  rite  by  which  his  grace 
Is  to  our  souls  conveyed. 


AIDS   TO   MEMORY 


THE  SEYEN  SACRAMENTS. 


We  are  cleansed  from  sin  original 

In  Baptism's  holy  waters ; 
We  are  chosen  heirs  of  heaven,  and  made 

God's  happy  sons  and  daughters. 

ii. 

We  are  rendered  perfect  Christians  when 
We  are  signed  in  Confirmation, 

And  God  the  Holy  Ghost  gives  strength 
To  conquer  all  temptation. 

*       m. 

Christ  present  in  the  Eucharist 

To  worship  we  are  bidden; 
Beneath  the  forms  of  bread  and  wine 

The  Lord  is  truly  hidden. 

IV. 

All  sins  that  after  Baptism 

A  man  may  have  committed, 
If  lyj  is  sorry  from  his  heart 

By  Penance  are  remitted. 


FOR  THE   CATECHISM. 


The  Last  Anointing  heals  the  flesh, 
New  life  and  strength  imparting ; 

Or  else  insures  a  happy  death 
To  souls  from  earth  departing. 

VI. 

In  Holy  Order  Priests  receive 
Their  heavenly  commission, 

With  grace  to  worthily  fulfill 
The  duties  of  their  mission. 

vn. 
In  Matrimony,  Christians  are 

As  man  and  wife  united, 
Receiving  grace  from  God  to  keep 

The  faith  which  they  have  plighted. 


SEVEN  CORPORAL  WORKS  OF  MERCY. 

Visit,  give  ransom,  raiment,  drink,  and  bread, 
Shelter  the  homeless,  and  inter  the  dead. 


SEVEN  SPIRITUAL  WORKS  OF  MERCY. 

Teach,  counsel,  soothe,  correct,  forgive,  and  bear, 
Think  of  the  living  and  the  dead  in  prayer. 


S  AIDS   TO   MEMORY 

THE  SEVEN  DEADLY  SINS. 

Pride  is  inordinate  esteem  that  one 
Has  for  himself,  or  what  by  him  is  done.* 

Avarice  is  the  immoderate  love  of  gain 
Which  we  have  got,  or  which  we  would  obtain. 

Lust  means  all  impure  pleasure,  be  it  sought 
By  look,  by  word,  by  action,  or  by  thought. 

Anger  is  passion  quick  and  violent, 

That  moves  the  will  some  grievance  to  resent. 

Gluttony  is  the  abuse  of  drink  and  meat ; 
It  does  not  eat  to  live,  it  lives  to  eat. 

Envy  is  sorrow  at  another's  gain, 
Or  it  is  pleasure  at  another's  pain, 

Sloth  is  a  cold  disrelish  that  withdraws 

The  sluggish  heart  from  God  and  from  his  laws. 


THE  EIGHT  BEATITUDES. 

Blessed  the  poor  in  spirit,  they  are  heirs 
To  wealth  untold,  for  heaven  itself  is  theirs. 

*  (Vanity  means  the  inordinate  desire 
That  other  folks  may  praise  us  or  admire.) 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  9 

Blessed  the  meek,  for  without  strife  their  hand 
Shall  be  victorious,  and  possess  the  land. 

Blessed  are  they  that  mourn,  for  God  one  day 
Will  comfort  them,  and  wipe  their  tears  away, 

Blessed  who  hunger  and  who  thirst,  unskilled 
In  wiles,  for  justice,  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

Blessed  the  merciful,  they  shall  obtain 

The  mercy  which  they  grant  their  fellow-men. 

Blessed  the  clean  of  heart,  for  they  shall  see 
The  Lord  in  all  his  cloudless  purity. 

Blessed  are  all  peace-makers  kind  and  mild — 
Children  of  God  they  shall  be  justly  styled. 

Blessed  are  they  that  suffer  in  the  right, 
For  endless  joy  their  trials  shall  requite. 


CANTICLE  ON  THE  BLESSED  SACKA 

MENT. 

Hail  !  most  holy  Sacrament 
Where  God  is  our  aliment. 
In  thee  Jesus  we  behold — 
His  own  tongue  this  truth  has  told. 
10 


10  AIDS  TO   MEMORY 

In  the  Eucharistic  bread, 
With  his  flesh  our  souls  are  fed. 
Who  can  doubt  the  word  he  spoke, 
When  that  mystic  bread  he  broke  ? 

Man  was  lost  in  sin  and  shame — 
To  redeem  him  Jesus  came  ; 
Came  the  Father's  equal  Son, 
Our  frail  nature  to  put  on. 

Son  of  man  and  Son  of  God, 
Over  Judah's  plains  he  trod. 
Blessings  round  his  footsteps  fall — 
Grace  and  truth  he  gives  to  all. 

Came  that  ever-blessed  night, 
When,  concealing  all  his  might, 
To  be  slaughtered  by  his  foes 
Like  a  helpless  lamb  he  goes. 

But  before  the  fearful  hour, 
When  was  loosened  hell's  dark  power, 
He  drew  closer  to  his  heart 
Those  with  whom  he  had  to  part. 

See  !  around  the  sacred  board 
Sit  the  twelve  and  their  own  Lord ! 
Who  the  flames  of  love  can  tell 
That  within  his  bosom  dwell  ? 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  11 

Hearken  to  his  loving  voice  ! 
Hark  !  and  let  thy  soul  rejoice — 
Pledged  to  thee  as  well  as  those 
Is  the  gift  he  now  bestows. 

Ended  is  the  obscure  rite 
Which  belonged  to  Jewish  night. 
Shadowy  figures  now  give  way 
To  the  splendor  of  new  day. 

Holding  in  his  hands  the  bread, 
"  This  my  body  is,"  he  said ; 
"  This  the  body,  real,  true, 
I  shall  immolate  for  you." 

Holding  forth  what  now  was  wine, 
"  Take,"  he  says,  "  this  blood  of  mine — 
Living  blood  which  soon  shall  be 
Shed,  the  world  from  sin  to  free. 

Eat  of  this,  my  very  flesh, 
With  my  blood  your  souls  refresh ; 
When  my  earthly  course  is  run, 
Do  ye  what  I  now  have  done." 

'Twas  the  Word  Divine  that  spoke  ! 
He  whose  order  could  evoke 
Out  of  nothing's  dark  abyss 
All  that  was  and  all  that  is. 


AIDS    TO   MEMORY 

At  his  voice  the  glorious  sun 
First  began  his  course  to  run. 
He,  too,  summoned  every  star, 
And  all  answered,  "  Here  we  are." 

In  the  heavens  and  on  the  earth, 
All  things  owe  to  him  their  birth. 
He  alone  their  being  gave — 
He  can  change,  destroy,  or  save. 

Ages  come  and  ages  go — 
Age  or  change  he  cannot  know. 
And  the  word  that  spoke  his  will 
Stands  forever  changeless  still. 

And  the  Apostles,  ever  true, 
Did  that  which  he  bade  them  do — 
Blessed  the  sacred  bread  and  wine, 
Changed  to  elements  divine. 

When  before  your  vision  pass 
The  dread  mysteries  of  the  Mass, 
Jesus  Christ  is  present  still, 
That  same  wonder  to  fulfill. 

At  the  sacred  Altar-stone 
Stands  the  Priest,  but  not  alone, 
For  the  voice  of  God  is  heard 
In  the  consecrating  word. 


FOR  THE   CATECHISM.  13 

Jesus  did  this  promise  make — 
Made  it  for  his  mercy's  sake ; 
And  his  word  will  faithful  stay, 
Never,  never  pass  away. 

Thus  to  flesh  is  changed  the  bread, 
Wine  into  the  blood  he  shed. 
Lacketh  he  nor  power  nor  will 
What  he  promised  to  fulfill. 

Heresy  and  fatal  pride 
May  this  mystery  deride ; 
We  faith's  humble  offering  bring 
To  our  Saviour  and  our  King. 

Jesus,  who  upon  the  cross 
Saved  us  from  eternal  loss — 
Jesus,  living  God  on  high, 
In  the  Sacrament  is  nigh. 

Adoration,  honor,  love, 
Let  us  give  to  God  above. 
Chiefly  let  our  praise  be  told 
For  the  gift  our  altars  hold. 

[I  am  happy  in  being  permitted  to  adorn  my  book  with  the 
foregoing  admirable  Canticle,  composed  by  one  of  the  most 
learned  and  distinguished  ecclesiastics  in  America,  and  commu- 
nicated to  me  by  the  author,  to  testify  his  approval  of  my  ex- 
ertions for  the  benefit  of  our  children.] 
10* 


14  AIDS   TO    MEMORY 

THE  SEVEN  GIFTS  OF  THE  HOLY 
GHOST. 

Spirit  of  Holiness 

Come  from  above, 
Grant  us  the  sevenfold 

Gift  of  thy  love. 

Wisdom  points  out  to  us 
Heaven's  true  worth ; 

None  but  vain  happiness 
Springs  from  this  earth. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &c. 

Intellect  teaches  us 

Even  from  youth, 
Rightly  to  penetrate 

God's  holy  Truth. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &c. 

Counsel  throws  plentiful 

Light  on  our  path, 
Scatters  our  enemies, 

Baffles  their  wrath. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &c. 

Fortitude  girdeth  on 
Arms  for  the  fight, 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  15 

Making  us  warriors 
True  to  the  right. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &c. 

Knowledge  weighs  good  and  ill 

Mingled  by  Doubt, 
Goodness  is  treasured  up, 

Evil  cast  out. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &o. 

Godliness  pleasantly 

Leads  us  to  do 
What  we  have  learned  to  be 

Noble  and  true. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &c. 

Fear  of  the  Lord  in  us 

Trains  us  to  die 
Rather  than  break  the  law 

Of  the  Most  High. 

Spirit  of  Holiness,  &c. 


THE  TWELVE  FRUITS  OF  THE  HOLY 
GHOST. 

Holy  Spirit,  in  my  bosom 

Plant  and  foster  blessed  fruit — 

In  pure  hearts  it  springeth  ever 
From  thy  grace  as  from  its  root. 


16  AIDS   TO   MEMORY 

Charity  sincere  and  earnest 
In  the  service  of  the  Lord 

Makes  us  fear  to  disobey  him, 
Makes  us  love  to  keep  his  word, 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Joy  inclines  us  still  with  pleasure 
To  obey  our  Father's  will, 

Of  the  calm  delights  of  virtue, 
So  we  come  to  drink  our  fill. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Peace  amid  the  toil  and  trouble 
Brought  upon  our  race  by  sin, 

Spite  of  angry  storms  around  us, 
Keeps  a  tranquil  mind  within. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Patience  in  our  varied  trials 
Saves  us  from  a  peevish  mood, 

Makes  us  even  view  affliction 
As  a  mercy  and  a  good. 

Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Tis  Benignity  that  makes  us 
Bear  no  malice  in  the  mind, 

Makes  us  slow  in  judging  others, 
In  forgiving  prompt  and  kind. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 


FOR   THE    CATECHISM.  17 

Goodness  keeps  ns  ever  ready 

To  perform  a  kindly  deed, 
To  feel  pity  for  another, 

And  to  help  him  in  his  need. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Longanimity  inspires  us 

With  endurance  for  the  fight, 

Trains  us  never  to  grow  weary 
In  the  cause  of  truth  and  right. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Mildness  forms  an  even  temper, 
Keeps  rebellious  passion  low. 

And  by  sweet  and  gentle  manners 
Wins  the  love  of  friend  and  foe. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Faith  when  we  have  made  a  promise 
Keeps  us  to  that  promise  true, 

Makes  us  honest  in  fulfilling 

What  we  pledge  our  word  to  do. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Modesty  restrains  the  Christian 

From  all  proud  and  boastful  ways ; 
In  his  speech  it  makes  him  careful 
Not  to  utter  selfish  praise. 

Holy  Spirit,  &c. 
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18  AIDS   TO   MEMOEY 

Continence  by  steady  combat 
Holds  in  check  the  carnal  mind, 

Makes  it  keep  the  path  of  duty 
By  the  law  of  God  defined. 

Holy  Spirit,  &c. 

Chastity  creates  within  us 

Perfect  love  for  purity, 
Till  the  soul,  grown  like  the  angels, 

E'en  from  truant  thought  is  free. 
Holy  Spirit,  &c. 


THE  FOUE  GREAT  ENDS  FOE  WHICH 
HOLY  MASS  IS  OFFEEED. 
i. 
To  worship  at  Jehovah's  throne, 
Adoring  Him,  and  Him  alone. 

ii. 
To  sue  for  pardon,  and  implore 
The  help  of  God  to  sin  no  more. 

in. 
To  beg  Him  that  his  holy  grace 
May  be  our  guide  in  every  place. 

IV. 

To  thank  and  bless  the  Lord  for  all 
His  countless  favors,  great  and  small. 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  19 

FOUE  LAST  THINGS  TO  BE  EEMEM- 
BEEED. 

Prepare  for  Death — for  you  will  die  one  day ; 
But  when,  or  where,  or  how,  no  man  can  say. 

Fear  Judgment — to  a  wise  and  mighty  Lord 
You  must  account  for  thought,  and  deed,  and 
word. 

Eemember  Hell  to  shun  it — dark  despair, 
Fire,  and  the  worm  that  never  dies,  are  there. 

Look  up  to  Heaven ! — if  you  are  firm  and  true 
In  serving  God,  its  joys  are  all  for  you. 


THE  SEVEN  SOEEOWS  OF  THE  B.  V.  M. 

1. 

By  Simeon  old  the  future's  told 

Of  God's  incarnate  Word, 
And  Mary's  care  is  to  prepare 

Her  heart  for  sorrow's  sword. 

Mother !  our  sins  with  seven  swords 
Have  pierced  thy  sacred  breast, 

But  in  thy  presence  and  thy  Lord's 
All  sin  we  now  detest. 


20  AIDS   TO   MEMORY 


Rude  soldiers  stain  fair  Bethlehem's  plain 

With  children's  rosy  gore, 
Warned  from  on  high  his  parents  fly 

With  Christ  to  Egypt's  shore. 

Mother,  &c. 
3. 
Through  streets  and  ways  Our  Lady  strays, 

Till  three  long  days  are  done ; 
All  sorrow  past,  she  then  at  last 
Embraces  her  dear  Son. 

Mother,  &c. 

4. 

Our  Lady  hears  how  Jesus  bears 

His  cross — oh,  bitter  load ! 
With  heart  resigned  she  hastes  to  find 

And  meet  him  on  the  road. 

Mother,  &c. 
5. 
Mount  Calvary's  brow  is  gained,  and  now 

The  Lord  they  crucify ; 
While  to  fulfill  the  Almighty's  will 
His  mother  stands  near  by. 

Mother,  &c. 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  21 

6. 

With  reverent  care  his  friends  repair 

To  take  the  body  down  ; 
In  death  He  sleeps,  his  mother  weeps, 

And  shares  his  thorny  crown. 

Mother,  &c. 
7. 
They  reach  the  cave,  and  in  its  grave 

The  Saviour's  body  lies  ; 
His  mother's  grief  finds  no  relief 
Till  from  the  dead  He  rise. 

Mother,  &c. 


ASPIRATION. 
A  spirit  sent  by  Satan,  Mother, 

Tempts  me  to  go  astray — 
Send  one  of  thy  good  angels,  Mother, 

To  drive  him  far  away. 


THE  FOURTEEN  STATIONS  OF  THE 

CEOSS. 

i. 

The  Son  of  God  came  down  from  heaven, 

Upon  the  earth  to  dwell, 
And  man  condemns  to  cruel  death 

The  heart  that  loved  him  well 


22  AIDS  TO  MEMOKT 

Thou  goest  forth,  O  Blessed  Lord, 

To  suffer  death  for  me, 
And  I  too  wish  for  thee  to  live — 

I  wish  to  die  for  thee. 

n. 

He  taketh  up  his  heavy  Cross, 
And  bears  the  crushing  load ; 

And  as  he  meekly  journeys  on, 
His  blood  bedews  the  road. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 

in. 

Rude  soldiers  press  and  goad  him  on, 

And  straiten  him  around, 
And  now,  beneath  his  weighty  Cross, 

He  falls  upon  the  ground. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 

rv. 

His  Mother  hastens  forth  to  join 

The  Son  she  loved  so  well ; 
Their  glances  meet,  their  hearts  are  filled 

With  grief  no  tongue  can  tell. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  23 

V. 

They  fear  the  Saviour  may  expire 

Beneath  his  heavy  load, 
And  Simon  is  compelled  to  bear 

His  Cross  along  the  road. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c 

VI. 

A  Jewish  woman  wipes  his  face — 

Her  pity  to  reward, 
Upon  her  veil  remains  impressed 

An  image  of  the  Lord. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c 
vn. 
The  Saviour  falls  a  second  time, 

Oppressed  with  bitter  pain  ; 
The  soldiers  force  him  to  arise, 
And  journey  on  again. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c 
vm. 
The  Daughters  of  Jerusalem 

Bewail  his  cruel  fate ; 
He  bids  them  for  their  children  weep, 
Before  it  is  too  late. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 


24:  AIDS   TO   MEMORY 

IX. 

He's  urged  to  move  with  quicker  step ; 

His  blood  in  torrents  flows ; 
Again,  again  he  falls  to  earth, 

Beneath  their  cruel  blows. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 

x. 

'The  soldiers  strip  with  violence 
The  garments  from  his  flesh, 

And  every  wound  he  had  received 
Is  made  to  bleed  afresh. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 

XI. 

They  lay  him  down  upon  the  Cross ; 

They  nail  his  hands  and  feet ; 
The  Cross  is  raised,  and  he  is  left 

His  coming  death  to  meet. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 

XII. 

Three  hours  of  agony  had  passed 

Since  he  was  crucified  ; 
His  work  was  done,  his  hour  was  come— 

He  bowed  his  head  and  died. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c. 


FOR   THE   CATECHISM.  25 

xm. 
Now  his  disciples  come  and  take 

The  body  from  the  Cross ; 
His  Mother  folds  it  in  her  arms, 

And  mourns  her  bitter  loss. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c 

XIV. 

His  followers  bear  him  to  the  tomb, 

Prepared  with  pious  care, 
Then  silently  depart,  and  leave 

The  sacred  body  there. 

Thou  goest  forth,  &c 


THE  FOUK  CAEDINAL  YIETUES. 

By  Prudence  we  advise  with  virtuous  friends, 
And  take  wise  means  to  forward  noble  ends. 

By  Justice  we  are  always  fair  and  true, 
And  honestly  give  every  one  his  due. 

By  Fortitude  in  purpose  we  are  strong, 
Brave  for  the  right,  and  patient  under  wrong. 

By  Temperance  our  passions  we  repress, 
And  carefully  abstain  from  all  excess. 


SONGS 


CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS, 


THE  CATECHISM  IN  RHYME. 


REV.  DR.  CUMAfTXGS. 


MUSIC. 


INTRODUCTORY    REMARKS, 

BY 

SIGJSTOR  SPERANZA. 


When  I  had  the  honor  of  being  chosen  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Cummings  to  work  with  him  in  preparing  this  collection 
for  the  public,  I  found  myself  limited  in  composition  to 
short  musical  phrases,  and  a  very  brief  compass  of  notes, 
the  melodies  being  intended  for  children.  Children, 
even  in  large  numbers,  and  entirely  ignorant  of  music, 
will  easily  acquire  them.  The  method  I  would  recom- 
mend for  teaching  them  is  the  echo  system.  It  is  prac- 
tised in  the  following  manner : 

The  teacher  sings  one  phrase  himself,  then,  with  a  tap 
or  little  stroke  of  a  ruler,  gives  the  signal  that  the  chil- 
dren are  to  repeat  immediately  the  phrase  he  has  sung. 
If  they  make  any  mistake,  the  teacher  will  repeat  the 
phrase  until  they  learn  it  well.  One  phrase  being 
learned,  the  next  will  be  taken  up,  the  teacher  singing 
and  the  children  following  immediately  at  the  signal  as 
before,  until  phrases  enough  are  learned  to  form  a  period. 
The  teacher  will  go  over  the  phrases  already  learned,  and 
the  children  will  repeat  first  two  phrases  at  a  time,  and 
then  four,  until  the  whole  period  is  learned.  One  period 
beiug  learned,  the  others  will  follow,  until  the  whole 
piece  is  sung  correctly. 

11 


"  INTRODUCTORY    REMARKS. 

To  obtain  good  results  from  this  method,  the  following 
rales  must  be  carefully  observed: 

1.  Strict  discipline  must  be  maintained  among  the 
scholars. 

2.  The  person  teaching  must  sing  with  a  distinct,  de- 
cided, and  clean  enunciation  of  both  notes  and  words, 
bringing  out  more  expressly  those  notes  which  the 
scholars  seem  to  have  most  difficulty  in  seizing  with  pre- 
cision. 

3.  The  children  must  be  trained  and  compelled  to  sing 
always  sotto-voce,  until  they  have  learned  well  the  piece 
they  are  studying. 

4.  It  is  of  the  greatest  importance  that  the  scholara 
shall  not  begin  to  sing  until  the  signal  is  given  by  a  tap 
of  the  ruler,  when  they  must  begin  immediately,  and  all 
together. 

The  habit  of  singing  very  piano  while  learning  has  an 
excellent  effect  on  children,  who  are  so  organized  that  it 
is  with  the  greatest  difficulty  they  can  be  induced  to 
pass  into  the  upper  register,  or  the  voce  di  testa.  If  they 
are  called  upon  to  sing  an  ascending  scale,  they  keep  on 
as  long  as  the  lower  range,  the  voce  di  petto,  and  voce  d% 
mezzo  will  allow,  but  when  they  get  up  to  the  high  notes 
they  either  stop,  or  else  force  the  voice  to  a  scream.  To 
allow  them  to  go  on  in  this  way  would  put  them  out  of 
breath,  and  might  do  them  serious  injury,  ruining  then 
voices  perhaps  forever. 

DOMENICO  SPERANZA. 


mp  for  Ca%&  Spools. 


No.  1. 


itr.\)  JtJ'4 


Ho-ly  Stephen,  Chief  of  Martyrs,  Thee  we 


}<,  i-  ."i  i  ?  J~ 


n^        N 


^=^J 


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hail   with    spe-cial  love,     Heaven  gave    thee   for  our 


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Pa-tron,  Thee  of  all    the   saints    a-bove.    Hear  the 


J     v  ' '   — ^     #'     y  m        L>    =P 


voi  -  ces    of    thy  Chil-dren,  Kneeling  fond  -  ly     at    thy 


m 


Efe 


*? 


* 


±^ 


shrine,  Fill  our  hearts  with  love  for    Je  -  sus,  With   a 


HS fr 


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2zjt 


BE 


fer  -  vent     love  like  thine,  Fill  our  hearts  with  love  for 


i£ 


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Je  -  sus,  With   a     fer  -  vent    love  like  thine. 
11* 


tcs  foe  Catholic  schools. 
No.  2. 


-^        4    _  .  *       «       *       *       # 


-ir r- 


*.i-;   "-.  ,-.  -.'..i.?   r.l!    T.-^.: 


-V- 


■   .  ■-    ■ 


i    *     *     *- 


^-<a 0- 


*    '     * 


•       f       €       9_ 


bloom,  And  lares  the  nodding  reed.  There's  mtusie  in  the  gentle 


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breese,That  whispers  tiro' the  w<y  .7  rings  to  mortal 


tiuDgr*  -^i&e   of    M 


HO.  3. 


Tempo  di  Pastorale. 


''<;■ 


.  5EJSgf 


±E 


-#     — 


•l«»enger  Arj-g';l  de--.- 


nigirt,  Cbaaed  «  -  lenceand   sha-do**  with  nro  -  sicanl 


SOXGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


3 


^ 


jt 


jt 


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light,      The  shepherds  of    Beth-le-hem  heard  on  the 


fc^-.  J1  ji  ; ;  f^5^ 


plain,       The  Mes  -  sen-ger    An-gel,  and  this    was  his 


d- 1  J'  J'  J-HMW5^^^ 


una  voce  sola. 

strain:  "May  peace  be    to    mor-tals  and  glo  -  ry      to 


=£=£ 


±z 


heaven,    The  Pro-mis ed  of    old     to    man-kind  has  been 


r  7  r  r  r=f=  r  ^  r  "?~f~?^ 


given,       Re-joice  at    the  splendor  that   heralds    his 


=?=^ 


* 


s 


birth,       The    Sa  -  viour,  the  Sa-  yionr  has  come    up-on 
tutti  con  gioja. 


•j      1      r      ;,       ff     #-- ^— » 


earth,    The  Saviour,  the  Saviour  has  come  up-on  eartli 


No.  4. 


AXDANTE 

Grajtihoso. 


^ 


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^ 


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fe^ 


The  earth,  O  Lord,    re-joi  -  ces,     And 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


wm 


4 i-i — 4  —J m 


sings  with  glad  acclaim    A  hymn  of    ma  -  ny  voi-ces,  In 

i     k 


m 


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m 


-jhT- 


hon-or    of  thy  name.  We  join  the  hap  -  py  chorus,  That 


mmgm$£h 


dat 


e^ 


^— ^ 


hails  the  morning  light,  And  bless  the  Lord  that  o'er  us  Kept 


&iji_£Dii5g 


si 


rw-0- 


l^z 


-*•    ^^  I  mum  undo. 

i 

lov-ing  watch  all  night,      all    night,     all    night. 


No.  5. 


Andahtino 
Amoroso. 


ge 


-# #- 


*=t= 


^ 


m 


Hail  Vir-  gin  of  virgins,  Thy  praises  we 


a^ 


ft'        O 


mm 


sEfc 


sing,  Thy  throne  is    in  heaven,  Thy  Son  is     its  King. 


3 


ft=p 


^ 


i 


JS: 


The  saints  and  the   an-gels,    Thy   glo-ry   pro-claim,  All 


BONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  5 


I 


•  0 


3=3= 


i      i 


na  -  tions  de  -  vout  -  ly       Bow  down  at    thy  name. 
No.  6. 


Andante 
Maestoso, 


^r- 


rr 

God  of  glo-ry,  God     of  might,  Foe   of 


^ 


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d       g— 


IP 

Roll    the  tem  -  pest 
Lento. 


er  -  ror,  Friend   of     right. 


m 


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5£ 


zSz:i 


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a    -    way,  Smile  in  sunbeams  While  we  pray. 


iff r~ 


Far       a 
No.  7. 

Grandioso. 


^H 


5 


^ 


World     of  Grace  !  mys-ter- ions    Temple! 


* *- 


— i 1—- m- 


Ho  -  ly,      A-pos-to  -  lie,   One!  Ner  -  er    chang-ing, 

tenuto.     . 


3r 


mm 


3fe 


-#— F 


K 


ey  -  er        bless  -  ing,  Ev'  -  ry      age    and    ev*  -  ry 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


Z*JZS1 


+  '  'f — f 

zone  ;  Church,  sweet  moth  -  er  !  may       all       na  -  tions 


PP 


-*— #- 


i±± 


Know  thee,  love  thee  as      of  -  yore,   May  thy     children 

tenuto. 


learn    to       prize  thee, Dai  -ly,  hour  -  ly  more  and  more. 


No.  8. 


XDANTE    -J    t 

ax&iqso.    V  '  ;- 


Ax 

Graxdioso 


£-+ 


m 


Tf- 


-4—r 


Re-joice,      0,        ye    chil-dren     of 


-     '  *    ■  ?    ,s  -4= 

h — 

—r-  E    n    -K-: 

v.-*—* — — m ' — 

#  • 

'    *     <    .  - 

bond-age,     The    night     of      your  grief  has    gone 
i h l_b ^ - 


.,      * 


E: 


i — r 


by,     And  bright,  as     the  sun    is      at  morn  -  ing,     Your 


-  *         ^     ■  is       s       k    \ 


Lord      hath      as  -  cend  -  ed       on        high. 


Lift 


SONGS  FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


te~ 

— a— 

H*  ■"  ~ - 

0     • 

m    • 

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J     m     P     « 

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I     r  ■■ 

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— f — *- 

— V- 

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1 1 IM- 

up  the    bright  por  -  tals    of  glo  -  ry,     Blest 

h-HT-K 


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K£- 


d£=±-4z 


ot±^L 


-*>—+ 


t 


an-gels,    to  let  in  your  King,  And  hast-en  the  hymn  of  his 


x 


-v 


m 


tri  -  umph,   On       gold  -    en      harps  bravely      to 


^=2 


^$EEL 


-v- 


sing,      On ....     golden  harps,  bravely     to     sing. 
No.  9. 


axdantino 
Gklzioso. 


Chil  -  dren   of     Saint  Stephen,  raise 


*  *    * 


T^W- 


w — =5 — i— 


J     J. 


High  the  grate-ful  notes  of   praise,   With  the  voice  the  heart  should. 

CHORUS.  Allegretto. 


ry  r 


^33 


3fc 


a»- 


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swell,  While  the  o  -  ri- son  you  tell:       Noscumpro-le 


i 


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pi  -  a,       Be  -  ne-di  -  cat,  Vir-go    Ma-ri  -    a. 


8 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


No.  10. 


GBAZI080 


%jm=ft&p^^ 


Oh,  Ma  -  ry,  Moth-er    Ma   -   ry !     We 


^=t? 


£ 


£ 


£=£ 


p=^= 


place  our  trust    in    thee —        Our  faith  shall  nev  -  er 


X- 


^C 


Efe 


£F^ff 


va    -    ry,   Though  weak  the     flesh  may     be  ; 


F3~ 

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?        -jjj— 

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-V- 

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Too  oft  with  steps  un  -  wa  -  ry,     From  du  -  ty      we    have 


■i-ftfH-crp+f  i'^3 


bent,         Oh,     Ma  -  ry,  Moth-er    Ma  -  ry,  Thou  teach  us 


£^E?=S 


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to 


re   -   pent,        Oh,      Ma   -   ry,      Moth  -   er 


5 


I 


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^m 


Ma  -  ry,  Thou  teach  us       to 
No.  11. 


re    -    -    pent. 


Abdakt,ko'  re^'fa^fer^    *  *T  1      ^~^ 


When  our  Saviour  wished  to  prove,  All  the 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


9 


^=P 


=F=fi= 


* 


tE 


*; 


*    4  .       •  *-■ 


+=4=^ 


£» *^r-  4- 


full    -    ness   of    Ms    love,  He  gave  us    ere    life  was 


Stringendo, 


»      S 


^_4^_jgzzj=j=^=zz^ 


spent  The    thrice      Ho  -  ly      Sa  -  era -merit.     It      is 

Ritard.  *^—    ~*»-    **— 

1         .       v. — V 


# 


2_ 


^-•— 5# — F 


-* — P= 


here     his   burning  heart  Would  to     all      its  flames  im 
a  tempo. 


ten.; 


3 


O  •     - 

~P W*-m ZT~ 

1 1 ij    'T'm P — 9 ' 

— 1 

— F-j — F © — 

=^-«  *^*     ^ 

•  part ;     Thus     He      speaks  with     love       di   -  vine, 


R-I^ij  fi^-r  .*  I  i —  r 


Give  me,       Oh,    give     me      that  heart    of     thine, 


£ZZ£Z£ 


Xi=£ 


*t=3=l 


V- 


Give         me,  oh    give  me  that  heart  of     thine. 
No.  12. 

e 


Andaxtiso 

Amoroso. 


ffi% 


$       H       N       ft 


-K * 


E^3^S3 


O  #       " 


12 


In  highest  heaven  where  stands  the  throne  Of 


10 


BONGS   FOE  CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


m 


3 


p  \-  J.'  Jl  J-  gE  X-tU 


ma  -  jest-y  su  -  pernal,  The  Archangel  Gabriel  came  a- 


one   And  bowed  be -fore  the      E  -  ter  -  nal.  His 


^H¥^ 


s=£ 


4*=? 


Lord's  behests  received  he  there,  Then  toward  the  crystal 


J\_H  J.  J  ^^ 


±± 


5 


portals     He  winged  his  way,     a      he  -  raid  fair,    Of 


m 


HWSr4f-^ft^JJ^Uiaj± 


& 


peace  to  sin-ful  mortals,  Of  peace  to  sin-ful  mor-tals. 
No.  13. 


Andantk 
Grazioso. 


p*h^u^A^^ 


Slumber  haste  on  dew-  y   pinions  From  thy 


■>0  ; 


^ffi=T^ 


star  -  ry  throne  de-  scend,  Gen  -  tly  toward  yon  lit  -  tie 


^3  j  J1-  ni'i^f  nJ'.  ^!ia 


man  -  ger,    Let       thy   gold  -  en    wand      ex     tend. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


11 


l^Tif   r_Au3^5 


-#-.       0 


^^ 


On      his      moth-er's    bo  -  som    slow  -  ly,    Lo !   the 


£=jf-jV|J  LJU3JU 


* 


Babe  re  -  clines  his  head  ;  Sweet-ly    o'er  his   wea  -  ried 


i 


* 


sen-ses  Balm  -  y      sleep  its  charm  hath  spread. 


No.  14. 

CHORUS. 


Maestoso.  - 


i^U^WfF^^ 


Star  of    the    o  -  cean/Mid  life's  com- 


=cs 


=r-H^ 


i 


J     s 


B 


-  mo  -  tion  We  with  de  -  vo  -  tion  Fol  -  low  thy  light ; 


^— tY^t^J 


9 


Keep  us    still      wa  -  ry,    Lest  we  may       va  -  ry, 


FINE,        SOLO. 


1  **"*     I        Lento.        *      & 


Lento.        w      ■£*■ 
Ma  -  ry.  sweet  Ma  -  ry,  Guide  us    a  -  right.  O, 


12 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


z^^^m^m 


spotless  Queen  of  Virgins,With  shining  lilies  crowned,  Grant 


CHORUS* 


^3=g 


3* 


^f— *■ 


^3=& 


we  thy  youthful  daughters,  May  pure  like  thee  be  found. 
No.  15. 


Affettuoso 


pp£3 


** 


From  thy  bright  throne  a  -  bove  the 


m 


^EE£ 


3 


m 


* 


sky,     Look  down     on         us,         O      Moth  -   er 


^^^^m 


it 


sweet,  And  smile  up  -  on      the   gift  which  I      Here 


^ 


m 


?pS 


of   -    fer,  kneel  -  ing      at        thy      feet.  O! 


=£ 


^m 


Moth  -  er  of         my      God       and  mine,    I've 


SONGS    FOR.  CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


13 


^ 


!* 


m 


bring        some  sim  -    pie   flowers       to  -  day,     That 


S 


they       may  bloom      up  -  on  thy    shrine,   The 


m 


m 


B 


hours      that 


am        far 


a  -  way. 


No.  16. 


Ajdantino 
Amoroso. 


$fer?q£ 


r 


The   Tear    of        In  -  no  -  cence  how 


J' J'  ji  i  * 7  ip 


^=^ 


#— 


bright       It      gush  -  es  from  the    eye,        It  wins  the 


^ 


*< — ^ 


SE 


3f 


3 


*ym  -  pa  -  thy     of     men,       The    blessings    of     the 


WJ^'J'    I    J    J-lgEjjj 


sky.     Be  -  fore   the     ten  -  der     in  -  fant's  tongue    Has 
12* 


14 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


m 


^m 


learned  to         shape  a      sound,        It      tells  with 


* 


^g 


I 


m 


m 


sim-ple  e  -  lo-quence     His    lit  -  tie  wants  a -round. 
No.  17. 


AXDANTB 
SOSTENUTO. 


f?r  f^rr^^^ 


Spir-  its     that  languish     In    cleansing 


j-j^u  -mr-L-^ux 


fire,  Great  is        your    anguish    As  your      de  -  sire. 


m 


F^fe^ 


* 


We    who       could  lend  you    Aid    and         re  -  lief, 


±=* 


Fail     to  be  -  friend  you,  Leave  you         to    grief, 


j  j,  ji  i  rm^J-^w* 


Fail     to         be  -  friend  you,      Leave  you       to   grief. 


SO^GS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  18. 


15 


Mabstoso 


^JJT^+J^ 


Great  God,  I     call    up-on  thy  name  And 


rrf-ri  * 7 1  :  -tfrr+i 


bow    be-fore   thy  throne,  A  -  mid  the   si  -  lent  shades  of 


^4UU,    r,~M 


m 


= 


night,  Unwatched,  unseen,   a  -  lone.    How   oft       a  - 


r-;  ^  m  ji~^^=^ 


midst  the  glare    of  day,  When  worldly    friends  were 


nigh, 


I       have      for  -  got  -  ten      that       I 


m 


m 


moved,    Be  -  neath        thy    watch  -  ful       eye. 


No.  19. 

Tempo  dl  tfarcia. 


Mais  ro  so. 


m 


9s% 


Ere  Peace  and   Freedom     hand      in 


16 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


m 


^& 


^— *- 


:e: 


• — *- 


r-1 

hand  Went  forth  to    bless    this       hap-py      land,  And 


Jsmium+um 


± 


make  A    their    a    -    -    bodo.      It  was  the  foot- stool 


tgmr  nty  ^m 


of 


throne,  But     now       no       seep  -  tre 


mm 


? 


*= 


* 


here        is         known,  No     king       is     feared    but 


y\  j  |  g  jLia 


God,        No 
No.  20. 


king 


is       feared      but        God. 


Mabstoso. 


p  j  1 1 1 J 


^ 


Thy  power,   0    Lord,      is      bound-less 


n 


f 


^ 


4- 


power,  Thy      love        is        bound  -  less      love,     And 


Unf-M 


for 


that    love        and      by  that    power   Thou 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 
/T\  CHORUS. 


17 


^ 


* 


& 


=3= 

we 


■^- 


com  -   est      from 


bove. 


Son      of     God 


h±+^ 


mm 


bow 


be 


fore      thee, 

Lento  molto. 


Bless 


/rs 


* 


:*-^r 


Sa  -  viour, 


-    dore 


thee. 


No.  21. 


axdaxtixo 
Amoroso. 


it 


£#=£ 


-/-» 


How  kind   it     is    of       you  to  come,  Bright 


An  -  gel  from  your    star-ry  home,  And  watch  hy  night  and 

fa &- 


ft* 


*= 


watch  i  y  day     Be  -  side   a    sin  -  ful  child  of  clay. 


-B-N- 


**4p 


How  good      and    pure     I 


ought   to       be      Who 


18 


SONGS   FOE   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


n 


-P-K 


* 


in 


± 


i 


al-ways  live  so       near  to  thee,  Be-neath  thine  eyes  the 


f* 


^^to 


3E 


V       9       r     - 
whole  day   'round,   Where'er    I    tread    is      ho  -  ly 


t£nMi\Ltiimm 


morendo. 

ground,    Where'er    I      tread    is      ho  -  ly  ground. 


No.  22  and  24. 


Cantabilr 


$&m 


^Wff 


Haste,  fond  Mem'ry,  thy  vi  -  gor  re- 
Soul     a  -  wak-en,      in  sad-ness  why 


^^Mi^^ 


■  call  -  ing,  Haste  a  -  way    to       the     val  -  leys    and 
Ian  -  guts h,  Break  a  -   way  from    thy   fears     and     thy 


m 


K  H  *T 


mountains,      Where  the  breeze  o'er    Ju  -  dea's       bright 
fet  -  tcrs,         Feel     the      cour-age     that    rouses        and 


SONGS    FOB    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


19 


S 


A 


0   3 


foun  -  tains,    Cools  the     air . .  .     of    our  dear     na  -  tive 
bet     -    ters,     Leave  the     des     -     ert,  its    sad  -  ness  and 


* 


IE 


-ST"1 h 


V       V       V 

Jor  -  dan's   clear 


V       V       V 

land,      Hov  -  er      fond  -  ly       o'er 

gloom.   Look     a  -  broad,  hon  -  est     work    has 


its 


fc 


T?J 


iF*=tf 


wa  -  ters,  Mark  the    tur-rets      of      Si    -    on     now 
beau  -  ty,    Earn -est   hearts  can    for -get,.,  their  own 


-x 


-^    N 


^=* 


fall     -    ing  ;  0  !     Ju  -   de  -  a, 
an    -    guish,And  can     toil    in 


thy  sons  and     thy 
the    vine-yard     of 


lEi^E 


±JLjL^-fc 


m= 


m 


daugh  -  ters,  Weep  for     thee . .    on     this  bar  -  bar-ous 
du     -     ty,    While   the     slug  -  gard  sits  wail  -  ing  his 


3 


»  * 


T=Fk 


A 


±*i 


i        v       f       I       v^      ? 

strand.  Harp    of      Gold  !  hast   thou  part  -  ed         with 
doom.       Sad  -  dest  hearts  'neath   their    ash  -  es  have 


20 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


fS3 


Glo    -   -    ry,  That  thou  hang-est    un-strung  on     the 
em     -  -   bers,  That  will  glow    if     we     do    good     to 

ff 


1=1=1 


3 


fet 


3 


^ 


£ 


3^r 


t; 


=F^ 


wil  -  low  ?     O  !      as      bil  -  low    rolls  on    af    -    ter 
oth  -  ers,      For      the  prayers  of     our    nee   -  di    -      er 

P 


bil  low,   Let  the  mu  -  sic     rush  o'er    thy  bright 

broth    -     ers,   Turn  to   bless  -  ings    and  fol  -  Zoi^     us 
PP  sempre  |  k 


MfrH-M 


chords.  Dark     and    sad,     like     poor     So  -    ly 
home.     We       are      all        of         one      bo  -    dy 


mas 
the 


^^PPM#^!^ 


sighs 
ers 


sto  -  ry,  Breathe  a      dirge  mixed  with  deep 
members,    Here     to  -  day      be       we      shar 


of 
in 


m 


=* 


£5S3 


Wm 


S£=* 


sor  -  row,     Or       from   mem-'ry     some  bright  dit  -  ty 
soi  -  row,     For       we      hope     to        be    shar-ers       to 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


21 


wm 


m 


± 


m 


~~ 


bor  -    row,  Bear-ing      courage   and  strength  in    its 
mor   -    row,     In     the        light       of    the  glo  -  ry     to 


*=&=*: 


35^ 


o    » 


^y^-.-^V 


P    »    J    »- 


^-*3 


words.  Bearing  cour  -  age  and   strength....     in        its 
come.    In    the  light       of     the      glo     -     -     -     ry         to 


PP 


h     b   h    fc 


rit. 


-tre 


g>     # 


f^f-+-< 


d    d.    s 


£=±3E+ 


-^^ 


words,  Bearing  cour  -   age  and   strength....      in       its 
come,      In    the  light        of     the     glo    -    -    -      ry       to 


PP  t  t  .    PP  ^__ 

r7  J:  J  J      \-tetgEgliJ 


^f* 


^ ."#• 

words,   Bear-ing  strength  in    its     words. 
come,      Of     the  glo    -    ry     to      come.., 

No.  23  and  25. 


Adagio. 


1 


IR 


V 


•*—* 


m 


m 


Lord    of  Hosts!  from  the  home  of      our 
Far    from     E  -  den      in      ex  -  tie      we 


JE 


^-y^ 


childhood   Thou  hast  called     us      with  prom  -  is    •    es 
wan  -  der,     'Mid     the     dark  -  ness    of  night    and      of 
13 


22 


SONGS  FOB   CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


m 


s^ 


s 


i£^i§ 


+-T— *- 


ho 
er 


-  -    ly,  We  march1  d  boldly  thro'  waste  and  thro'    I 

-  -  tor,  And    of  dreams  we  grow  fond  -  er      and      f 


^m 


^p 


p 


wild  -  wood,  Sure    to      con 
fond  -  er,     if      we      call 


quer,  yet  rea  -  dy     to 
not,    0  Lord,   on    thy 


i 


s 


? 


die.      But     our     looks    are       de  -  ject  -  ed      and 
power.  While    we       pray      evy  -  ry    vis  -  ion       of 


^y4-%^jjp 


low  -  ly,     And   thy     ser  -  vants  are  bowed  down  with 
ter  -  ror   Melts     a  -   way    like    the     dew  -  drops    at 


mm. 


^s 


* 


sor  -  row  ;  Shall  the  Cross  and      its  war  -  riors    to  « 
morn-ing,    And     the  wiles     of      the  proud     tempt  -  er 


^ 


i^p 


*± 


•  mor  -  row,  Prove    a       scoff       when  the  Pay-nim  draw 
scorn  -  ing,    We      are    free ,.         as     in    E- den's  lost 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


23 


i 


-**w- 


nigh?  We 


bower. 


re  -  mem  -  ber dear  Lombar  -  dv's 

0,       this  world  \:hen. ., .         it     scat-ters  its 


moun-tains,   Her vineyards,  ber  fields  ricb    in 

flow  -  ers,    When      it        gath  -  ers   its     tro-phies     a  ■ 


F=f%T 

-V- 

=fc 

=r 

^=rr 

s 

— V 

— IT 

S-rH^ 

-+~r 

— #- 

-#— 

-+- 

^  > 

# 

-i 

# 

glo  -  ry,     Her  fresh  breez-es, ... .    ber  mur-mur-ing 
round  me,    May      be -guile  for,..,      a     few  fleet-ing 


foun  -  tains,    The     green  bow  -  ers  that  wave   in    her 
hours,....        But      my         heart  must    be  wrctch-ed,     or 


3*Z 


-f—9*^79-T- 


land.    Ah!     fond    mem  -  'ry,  thouVt scarce-ly        a 
thine.    Then        be    -   fore  Death    has  spread   his     dark 


* 


* 


* 


w-t—9—9* * 

Hew  -  ing,  Thou    re  -  call  -  est    our  childhood's  sweet 
pin  -  ion,    And     the   spell      of       its    sha  -  dow     has 


24 


SONGS  FOE  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


^J^JU^j^ 


sto  -    ry,      But  we're  roused  from  thy  dream  -  y      ca  - 
bound    me,      Let      me   bow       to       my    Sa  -  viour's   do  - 


tj.  juR  f.  ^4^ 


:jzt 


ress  -  ing,    By     the     glow 
■  min  -  ion ;   Let      his      glo    ■ 


r  *r  i     5-"^   *r    «i   S   5 


of    the  hot    des  -  ert 
ry     or  Cross  still     be 

4 


te 


^=§=r 


sand,    By 
mine,   Let 


V 
the 

his 


glow 
glo   - 


of 


the  hot       des    -    ert 
or  Cross    still       b& 


1 — f- 

r-4- 

N-- 

— « — c- 

.-&— 
++ 

4*£ 

3=± 

sand,    By        the 
mine,   Let        his 


glow      of 
glo    -    ry 


the  hot       des  -  ert 
or  Cross     still     be 


sand,    the  hot  des-ert  sand,    the  hot       des-ert  sand. 
mine,  or  Cross  still  be  mine,    or  Cross    still  be   mine. 


No.  26. 


SOLO. 


Andante- 
Sostknuto. 


^^m 


^ 


+ — *- 


Almighty  Sire  !  I'm  dust,  Unbounded 


SOXGS   FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


25 


± 


B=E 


2E 


m 


power  is      thine,     Weak-ness    and   want    are  mine ; 

CHORUS. 


"f— y 


*-*-£=* 


m 


*—+ 


■F 0 a -jr — 


Maestoso, 


In        thee       my       love,     my      trust.  Sanc-tus, . . 


fei 


£ 


birtv  t  il? T '  g  gy  y  ? 


Sanc-tus    De  -  us, . . .  Sanc-tus, 

Pin  lento. 


Sanc-tus 


*± 


^ 


t 


-f — r^t 

for  -  tis, 


=t 


Sane  -  -    tus      Im    -    -    mor  • 


°h  k\i  { 


± 


3Q4g 


f? 


Mi  -  se  -  re  -  re 


-  ta  -    -  lis, 
No.  27. 


no  -  bis. 


AXDANTE 

Affettuoso. 


=£ 


God,  the  Ho  -  ly  Ghost,  Life- gir  -  er, 


-.        h. 


3 


4  t  i 


m 


mix  v^^rn^ 

Of    the  three  blest  persons  third,  Humbly  kneeling  we  a- 
13* 


26 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


± 


SE 


^ 


-  dore  thee  With    the     Fa  -  ther  and     the   Word. 


± 


3 


-bNb 


X 


m 


T 


Thou    art        of         the       self  -  same    na  -   ture 


miy-im&rtm 


$ 


f-i — > — i — i- 


As  the  Father  and  the  Son,     E  -  qual  -  ly  from  both  pro- 


2 


in 


m 


fET^ 


3E 


-  ceed  -  ing,   Thou  dost    bind  them    both     in      One. 
No.  28. 


Andante 
Religioso 


i 


rg-tv 


tt 


§  g  j  ;  j  J'  ^l^s 


Lord,  when  a     sil  -  rer  -  y       star 


m 


m 


j  J'ljj 


Gleams    in        the       blue   depths     a     -     far 


m 


)■  j  j^ 


Thoughts  come     to        me        of        thine      eye, . 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


2? 


Look  -  ing        on 


from      the         sky. . . 


—*- 


Lord,  when       a        trem   -  u  lous       beam 


1  -y-*<* — \ — M- — ,  1  J  J  -  \ 

4   ;|J '— * ? J ^    '   - 

Sleeps     on        the        sha  -  dow   -  y 


stream, 


'■*    » 


hzit 


-r 


Thoughts  come     to        me        of         thy        love, 


"h 

k 

-"-^-/TS    /Ts 

p 

*l 

\ 

fc 

V 

*•        •f 

9 

n 

\ 

\       7 

# 

— * 

H 

i 

Brightening       our     hearts  from       a  -    bove. 
No.  29. 


^WDAXTLVO 

Grazioso. 


nfl.fl 


S 


O    brightness    of        e  -   ter  -  nal 


£E 


^ 


^=i 


light,    I      wor  -  ship   at      thy     feet  Though  all 


28 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


fea: 


« 


-wor   -    thy    in        thy    sight,  Thy    mer-cies    I        re- 


^^ 


wm 


•peat.  To     save      our    souls  from    sin        and 


1 — flp 


51!  f-  ^ir  ^-^^^ 


strife,   Is      still     thy  work    di  -  vine,       The  gates   of 


j..  j' ;.  a  !  i 


^m 


r—r. 


-v — * 

ev  -  er- last- ing  life   Are  thine,  O   Lord,  are  thine. 


No.  30. 


Maestoso. 


ffifrrtH^i 


T 


P 


A      hymn  of    thanksgiv  -  ing    Lift 


1 


E& 


EE£^ 


£=t 


fcbfei!      j 


£ 


up     to     the  Lord,  Whatev  -  er       is     liv  -  ing    Has 


m 


z*^jf 


-t 


life      by       His    word.  Though  made  with  -  out 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


29 


idji  j  J'- 1 


M 


-J 


^ 


merit      By  mer  -  cy       a  -  lone,     Our  soul   is        a 


is! 


^=£ 


spir  -   it,        Re  -    sem  -  bling      his       own,  Our 


m. 


* 


* 


£±=£ 


-# — ? 


soul    is        a       spir  -  it,      Re  -  sembling    his     own. 
No.  31. 


Andante 

-  0  ,  o — i 

— |— 

>V7   «       J 

r 

^ 

Maestoso. 

wrs^  /,    # 

'&• 

\m;    4 

| 

• 

J 

When  the     air      is    Warm  and  bright 


E£5t 


3^E 


Think  of        God    who    made    the      light      If       the 


J       I  I  hfi-    MM  r    -i*  I  '      f 


tern  -  pest      Should  draw  nigh :  Chil  -  dren  fear     not, 


m 


i    B*  :g 


T^ 


=p — S- 


3=F 


'Twill  go     by,     Chil  -  dren  fear    not,  'Twill  go     by. 


30  SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  32. 

* 1- — 1 


Andante 
Sostknuto. 


E 


Sr 


^^ 


-?-*- 


What  light  is  streaming  from  the  skies,  Re  - 


I 


-  veal  -  ing    heav'n  to      mor  -  tal       eyes, 


What 


* 


3* 


sing  -  ing"    from  the      spheres,        An  - 


£ 


4= 


* 


ge    -    lie      hymns   to       mor  -  tal        ears  ? 


2 


HE 


ho  -   liest      mys  -  te  -   ry       of        love, 


From 


m 


his 


ter  -  nal  throne    a    -    bove, 


The 


m 


m 


=£ 


Sav 


comes,  un  -  seen,     to       dwell 


A  - 


-4- 


mong 


the 


souls   he    loved    so 


well. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  33. 


<U 


Andante 
sostknuto. 


^^ 


— 


^ 


3£ 


Jo  -  seph    thinks      to      part       with 


* 


Ma    -    ry,         Doubt  per  -  plex  -  es        him      and 


$ 


* 


^v- 


-#—>*- 


P 


grieves  him,  But  an    An-gel's  voice  re  -lieves  him,  And  ex  - 
CHORUS. 


4^.  I  f~frd    J  fcj — 4 


^P 


Dear  Saint  Jo  -  seph  I      im 


■  plains  the  my s-  te  -  ry. 


£ 


tizz* 


*: 


-plorethee,  By  the  sorrows    that   oppress'dthee,  By  the 


*=a 


^± 


^r=^ 


-^-j-rht 


ma  -  ny  joys  that  bless'd  thee,  Dear  Saint  Joseph,  pray  for 
Piu  Lento. 


me,         Dear  Saint  Jo  -  seph,  pray    for        me. 


32 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


No.  34. 


MODKRATO 


■..felli^^PPP 


Of-ten  times  when  an-gry  billows  Surge  and 


ta  h     I- 


^^ 


i 


^ 


'  # 


toss   up  -  on    the  main,  They  are  beat  -  en   down  and 


m 


3^£ 


-v-w 


van-quished,  By        a     soft     and    stea  -  dy    rain : 


c=gJg   J'  J'  J' 


*=* 


So      the   gen  *  tie    words  of  Fran  -  cis      Fell    up  - 


ftpfc 


^ 


£ 


^ 


t* *~ 


^ 


on     a    war-like   age,     So    his    vir  -tues,  sweet  and 


s 


i^ 


* 


pa  -   tient,   Tem  -  pered     pas  -  sion's    gloom  -  y 


ztt 


rage,   Tem-pered  pas -sion's  gloom -y       rage. 


SOXGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


33 


No.  35. 


And ante 
Amoroso. 


i^^ 


-*— +~ 


Jane      de     Chan   -    tal,        wor  -  thy 


S 


s 


5 


pu  -  pil      Of    the  great  and    good  De  Sales,  Thee  our 


£pg^ 


m 


*—+ 


z*=*z 


±± 


song  with  pi  -  ous  hom-age,       On  this  fes  -  tal  morn-frig 


m 


JTT 


-N-j- 


-*-x-k 


3z=2: 


^-^T7 


m 


hails.      Nurtured  in      thy     father's  ca  -  stle,   When  a 


m. 


mt 


± 


^m 


sweet  and   gen™tle    girl,    Thou  wert  nev  -  er  spoiled  by 


£=± 


5 


— 


gran  -  deur,    Nor       by       fash  -   ion's     gid    -    dy 


^^sgs 


-*^f 


-*-*- 


whirl,      Nor      by     Fash -ion's     gid  -  dy   whirl. 
14 


34  SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS, 

lNTo.  36. 

Maestoso. 


flip  Jv-juUi 


w^- 


3t± 


A  hymn  to  Saint  Vincent  de  Paul,  The 


£ 


SE3E 


A  -  postle      of    broth  -  er    -    I7        love,         Ho 


£ 


=l=£ 


cared     for       the  great    and       the      small,       As 


m 


w^m 


^-^- 


sons       of       one   Fa  -    ther        a  -  bove. 


He 


£ 


F^ 


-1 v y- 

taught  men       in     lu    -    xu   -    ry's     dome         The 


™ 


-* — #- 


* 


J 


$- 


wis  -  dom     that  fear  -  eth       the      Lord,       He 


=^£^ 


m 


h5^^ 


taught    men      in     pov    -  er  -   ty's      heme,        The 


js£j=j=*=# 


-£r-j-+ 


pa  -  tience   that  trusts      in         his      word. 


SOXGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


35 


No.  37. 


COXCITATO 


^ 


0  Mag  -  da-len,    O  Mag-  da  -  len, 


I 


m 


sup  -    per  -  hall, 


see       thee     in 


the 


* 


hear      the    sob      thou    gav   -    est       then, 


^*- 


* 


see       the  tear  -  drop  gush     and        fall. 


S 


-*-- 


sor  -    row  some  -  thing  like        thy      own, 


J — E- 


■*- 


m 


Is 


bu    -     sy      in         my     sin     -    ful      heart,      But 


1 1  b»    r 


* 


while 


sigh       and  while        I        moan, 


* 


=*= 


feel 


not    what      thou       art. 


36 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


No.  38. 


Maestoso. 


fc^PFSife^ 


Vir  -  gin  daughter   of    Cas-tile,  All  thy 


T 


§ 


^El 


£ 


« 


t 

coun-try's    old  -  en  worth,  All  her  knightly     fire  and 


m 


i 


^m 


zeal     Burned  with  -  in       thee    from    thy    birth. 


m 


s 


m 


3 


-#-- 


Ah  !     the  world  with     cun  -  ning    art        Strove  its 


tT7-T7 


m 


i  -  dols    to      en-throne,  In     the  warm  and    no  -  ble 


m 


■s 


heart,   God     had  formed  to         be       his    own, 


No.  39. 


Andante 
Maestoso. 


mm 


mz 


Help   of      Chris  -  tians       while       the 


SOXGS    FOR    CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


87 


?S       s 


^ 


± — ••#- 


com  -  bat        Deep   -   ens  round       us,        we       be  - 


->  -n 


*=^^ 


^ 


ifcfc 


-   seech       thee,        Let   our    pray'r  -  ful        voi  -  ces 


>;U'  I 


.J  7  3y  ; 


^=? 


; 7  /  j^ 


reach  thee,      Give   as  -  sist  -  ance,      ere       we  fall. 


^ 


^iJ  S  s 


^^ 


Life  on  earth     is      cease-less  war  -  fare,        M*  -  ny 


a^Ff 


;=?g* 


3 


35fe 


7  *  j    N 


*==?-#- 


fears  and   cares  dis-tress  us,       Ma-ny  are   the     foes  that 


J  j  *  j*j 


gjg^l 


E^ 


^£ 


press     us,       But  thoul't  save  us        from  them  all. 
No.  40. 


icmtarrmo 

Btuzioso. 


k 


Una  voce  Sola. 


"£" 


HU^=iE^ 


# 0- 


3BE: 


Snow  and   rain   have  vau       -   ished. 


14* 


38 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


m 


^5=fr 


2-*- 


=F 


Winds  have  ceased  to    wail,  Gloom  -  y  Win  -  ter '» 


:^=^z 


^==f- 


ban    -    -    ished,      From   the  hill    and     dale. 
CHORUS. 


M 


s 


£3^ 


' j     *    '    IS      # 


Gen  -  tie  Moth  -  er,  hear         us,        At     thy    al  -  tar 


t=r^ 


m 


pray,  Queen    of  Saints,   be         near 


* 


* 


Maestoso 


On  this        sweet       May 

No.  41. 


day. 


g^i 


f=a#=¥ 


* 


This    is      the  day,    our  Lord    Hath 


s 


a 


s 


3= 


cho  -  sen    for     his   own,    Come,  mor  -  tals  from  your 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


39 


^m 


toil, 


And    wor  -  ship   at       his     throne.  Lift 


^m 


±* 


up     your  hearts  in  prayer,    And   let    your  wants  be 


3EEE£ 


^ 


tS ?Z 


known.     This     is        the     day,      our     Lord        Hath 


^ 


eho   -  sen   for     his  own,       This    is      the  day,     oar 


^ 


Lord        Hath  cho  -  sen       for        his    own. 


No.  42. 


AH  DANTE 

Atfrttcoso. 


pg 


-i= 


Zf=t=^ 


1 

At    night    the  wealth-y      cit    -    i  - 


m 


S—'- 


—i- 

zen.        Had  turned       him     from      the     door,       The 


40 


SONGS   FOE   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


£>       ff      ig ,— ag g=   f  | 

E p      5      XXiy  I  J 


on     -     ly    friends      a  -  round     him  were       The 


m 


low    -    -    ly        and  the      poor. 


Yet 


X-j^    J'.     J   (!  •  =H^=^ 


to  his      Fa    -    ther's  will         re  -  signed,     The 


*-*- 


% 


new    -  -  born        in    -    -    fant     smiled ;       This 


i 


j'.  i  ;■  %  I 


*• 


came        to     pass         in    Beth    -    le  -  hem,    When 


m  j*   g 


— 0 

child, 


Je 


sus         was 


No,  43. 


Andantk 
Maestoso. 


ytfrfiium 


There  are   sev  -  en  bright  spir  -  its  that 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


41 


=£ 


m 


stand,       Near  the   throne  of       Je  -  ho  -  vah      in 


*  .  ^        #    '    J         ' d. — -5* * 1^ 


«  '  j.   v   v  q* 

heaven,     And     to     these    sev  -  en      Spir  -  its    com  • 


-» Z » • M TH *~ 


EEE 


*=P 


~9 P "       7 

mand         0   -  ver     all      the    good     An 


* 


'  p  F  p P — 

given  ;   They  keep   watch  'neath  a       ban  -  ner       of 


=P= 


H— Eg  ;  »-f-f~f 

£ ^ — l-v y u y i> bl- 


light,        Up  -  on    God's    ho  -  \j     moun-tain     un  ■ 


± 


s 


*  J'l  1  3 


-  rolled ;     They  are    clad     in      full      ar 


mor 


=§* 


^ 


bright  That   it   flash -es     like  jew -els   and  gold. 


42 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


No.  44. 


Andante 
Affetcoso 


pEEjO-^J-i^p 


Most  Ho  -  ly  Trin  -  i    -  ty,      One 


^^ij-j-^-^^-- 1  i  i  j 


God,       Im  -  mense  in     maj  -  es    -  ty,       All  power  in 


±=S 


PSEM^ 


heaven  and   earth  is     thine,    All  things  he  -  long    to 
I  Una  sola  voce. 


A: *r 


s 


4- 


3: 


* 


thee.            I     of-fer    up     the    Ho  -  ly  Mass      This 
K CHORUS. 


^m 


-9- 


q= 


morn  -  ing       with      the      aim 


Of       bless-  ing 


^jfebqariz^^ 


thy  al  -  mighty  power,  And  worship  -  ing  thy  name. 
No.  45. 


Andante 
bostenuto. 


&ee£ee£ 


wm 


God       of    mer    -    cy,      hear     thy 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


43 


^j=ppEE|=p 


peo    -    pie,     While   they    hum  -  bly        pray      be  < 
-4 1 J* &- 


^ 


4=3^ 


3^2 


-  fore      thee  ;     By       thy    good  -  ness 


* 


we 


plore     thee,     Save,       O      Lord,     the 
Una  Sola  voce. 


Com  -  mon  ■ 


m 


m 


■*■ 


-F 


-  wealth.         Bless       the    land      with      peace       and 


+ 


m 


w 


H * r      y  ■ 

plen    -   ty ;     Keep       in    broth   -   er    -     ly        com  ■ 
,        -c=-    m       CHORUS. 


m 


r=F 


ion, 


All       the   States     of         all 
Piu  ffrnndioMo. 


the 


£=£ 


f    |gj       » 


Un  -  ion,  Save,    0    Lord,  the     Commonwealth. 


44  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  46. 

Maestoso.  I 


gU^i.j-J'l^ 


I     hear  a  voice  from  Beth-leherm,  The 


^m 


tec 


^t±d=£ 


moan    of  winds  re  -  sem  -bling,    It  swell  -  eth  up-ward 
PP 


IS 


I 


ES? 


E* 


3E 


±=±=*t 


3= 


fit  -  ful  -  ly,   Then  fall  -   eth  weak  -  ly    trem-bling. 


i-  i  J'u-  gHH 


*E 


'Tis     Ra    -    chel,  mourn  -ing     bit    -  ter  -  ly,       Her 


j=^-hnj^p=m^^ 


young  in-  cold  death  sleep-ingt      O'er  Ra  -  ma  spreadeth 


t-trt+f4-++ 1~\)  m 


3= 


drear -i  -  ly,      The  cho  -  rus    of    her  weep -ing. 


No.  47. 


F=te 


^NDANTI^O  [     V     U 

Grazioso.  I  uw— 


T 


2=5: 


a^ 


Hear  the  word      Of     the      Lord. 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


45 


— , 

-f=^ T~ 

in             m 

i          * 

P            7 

^D           !■ 

i 

[         ■              1 

1 

1             j 

I 

1              i 

1 

1          '                            '1 

While       in      youth           Learn      the           truth. 

^ 

-<*    * 

y#     * 

*p        1 

rP    i" 

■T          ^ 

i      * 

r     #     m 

1      * 

r    \ 

1 

1  •      \ 

\ 

>      t 

1       I 

1 

Al  -  ways  fight        For      the  right,       And     be   strong 

(•                    J 

/"D            ** 

«* 

r*     m        * 

1                 * 

i 

1       \ 

1 

L-i 

i — J u 

— 

'Gainst         the   wrong,         'Gainst        the    wrong. 
No.  48. 


AXDAN'TKfO 

Amoroso. 


m 


h=^ 


-*-+■ 


*  '  » 


-v — * — th 


?s£ 


I      love  to    see     a      tear-drop  Stand 


i  J  JN >  i  i  -7-*  i  *    r  *£=? 

r-— J    t    J — J    "    P  HEP     l>     ^^ 


trembling  in    the     eye,        Not  when  rude   sor-row's 


#=£ 


^±± 


quest  -  ion,   Hath  wrung  the     heart's   re   -  ply. 


"*r^ 


But     when    some     gen   -   tie  pi     -     ty      Hath 

15 


46 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


mm 


^Jr=k 


ft:: 


P=p 


soft  -  ly  called  it      up,  It    spark-les    like     a 


S 


tr-f- 


^ 


* 


dew  -  drop,  With  -  in       a       vio  -  let's    cup. 
No.  49. 

MODERATO.  '- 


^| 


5 


-*— T^ 


jHj3JjTi 


Up  -  on    the  sea    at       morn-ing,   The 


s=£ 


SB 


■n  i  T  i 


breeze     and       bil    -    low        scorn   -  ing,        Youth 


Lju-ja^j^gf^ 


gai  -  ly  speeds  a  -    way,       Youth  gai -ly  speeds  a 


si 


±± 


aw 


Tt±± 


way. 


The  birds  are  sweet  -  ly      sing  -  ing,  The 


sgg 


WE=^ 


ear    -    ly      flowers   are        spring    -     ing, 


It 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


4V 


«-AUi 


±± 


is    the  dawn  of  day;  It     is   the  dawn  of  day. 


No.  50. 


Maroato. 


AXDANTE 
MODERATO. 


jron~j 


The  vis  -  ion      the      vis  -  ion 


of 


■  I  ,  S  i      i  |  ' 

j-i  m  r  r  11  *  * 


Death  and      its       ter  -  rors,         Has  made  me    look 


I  I 


I         ! 


d      s 


o  -  ver        my      life     and      its       er  -  rors ;       I 


m 


:vz?= 


think,  and     I     trem-ble        to   think    of      my   sins. 
Animato. 


m  J  ji.  r  im-a 


The     bat  -  tie        of    life 


more  fierce  as       it 


■+—*—+■ 


clos  -  es,  He       los  -  es       for     earth  and     for 


48  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

Maestoso, 


n 


3 


:fc 


^-*" 


heav  -  en     who  los  -  es,       And 


he  wins    for 

/7\ 


ev    -    er        and       ev    -    er       who       wins. 


No.  51. 


Maestoso 


j&j-ij.  ^^m 


Great  God,  what- ev    -    er  through  thy 


f  ;"•   /I J     j 


^___ 


Church,   Thou  teach  -  est      to        be     true, 


X  J  i  •  -J-Jv^ 


firm  -  ly      do        be-lieve      it        all,  And 


■yH— ftaz 


£EE£ 


:fc=fc 


shall       con 


it       too. 


Thou  nev  -  er 


s 


-#^]-^ 


fft=i=r=f 


cans't    de-ceiv-ed     be,     Thou    nev  -   er  canst    de  - 

\ 


SONGS   FOE   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


49 


^ 


Jz 


Y 

!  ceive,      For     thou        art    truth        it  -  self, 


and 


I 


= 


thou       Dost     tell 
No.  52. 

SOSTENUTO. 


me     to 


be  -  lieve. 


j^L  J 


=fc£ 


Hail,  most  ho  -  ly  Sac  -  rament,  Where  God 


o        P    I  jg 


li  -  ment,         In     thee     Je  -   sug 


we    be  -  hold, 
No.  53. 


His  own  tongue  this  truth  has  told. 


Una  Sola  voce. 


ANDANTffs'O 

Amoroso. 


§li 


5 


h 


0      '^* 


7     Si  -  meon  old     the      fu  -  ture's 


s 


m^ 


told,      Of  God's   In   -  car-nate  Word,  And  Ma  -  ry's 
15* 


50  SOXGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

■ i_H 


:ttt 


care     is       to       pre-pare,     Her  heart  for     sor- row's 
CHORUS. 


J.       » 


sword.  Moth  -  er !    our     sins     with       sev 


^ 


.     f    1» 


g>    7    P      P- 


-^ P J>— 

swords,  Have  pierced  thy  sa  -  cred  breast,  But     in    thy 


j     * 


pre-sence  and  the  Lord's,  All  sin    we  now   de  -  test. 
No.  54. 


Amdam- 

TINO. 


S 


3 — *- 


^^1 


* \h 

The     Son        of    God   came  down  from 


heaven,  Up    -    on  the    earth    to     dwell ;    And 


*=g? 


m 


*9 =«= 

man        con-demns        to     cru    -     el     death       The 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


51 


CHORUS. 


1 

■ 

Ti*                    -                       K 

1 

, 

1 

J                V               **. 

c> 

!         # 

heart 

"                                        If 

that        loved      him      well. 

b      .           fa 

Thou 

#   • 

*   • 

5         m    . 

#3             » 

r      m  •       s      *  •       2 

p 

• 

/                                          m  • 

go     - 

1 

est    forth,         0,   bless    -    ed 
.        v       K 

Lord 

To 

I                   M       , 

1 

«                         # 

* 

5    •      #     . 

s*       m 

cU 

J 

vP      m      J 

a)          # 

r 

» 

suf    - 
v 

fer  death  for      me,      And        I, 
Lento. 

too,  wish     for 

s 

* 

«               k.         s 

^ 

m            J 

i 

-d     f 

M    '         § 

J     ■  ■ 

•    •        # 

L^ p— J 

1  *      f  ;? 

-?#-J 

0 

thee        to    live,        I      wish       to     die    for  thee. 


No.  55. 


ANDANTE 
ATrETTrOSO 


-c- 


ffiE 


£^ 


Au    An    -    orel     bent    o  -  ver 


—             ".»  •     " 

m  •        m          m        *        *       P    « 

m    •        «        *f        # 

r          *         m                , 

:             '           J       y       ^       y 

L             L 

f              1           v       r                r 

era    -   die,          And     seemed    to       be  -  hold  mirrored 

Pin  Animate 
0           +  - 

p                 9 

S            m           m         *m          f 

*f 

there,       The       light 


of 


his      beau  -  ti 


ful 


52 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


^q^=S=fr=feEffl^=t 


fea  -  tures,     As      though   in     a  brook,  still  and  fair. 


m 


r  s  c  r 


Sweet     In   -   fant,  thus  gen  -tly    he  murmured,  Thou'rt 


£ 


±—v- 


like        me,       O,    come  thou  with       me, 


£ 


s=e= 


* 


i 


^ 


-F=V 


■  way !  we'll     be  hap  -  py    to    -  geth  -   er,      This 


m 


W       *- 


M 


5 


earth ...      is       not  worth  -  y  of    thee,      This 


1 


#-*- 


£=*= 


b 


±=i 


P 


earth ...      is       not  worth  -  y         of        thee. 
No.  56. 


Maestoso 


^m 


-J — 34-j 


When     the     low   -  ly       grot       of 


SONGS    FOK    CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


53 


j^_| fr — ^4      I— ^^j- b — j 


Bethlehem,  First  re-ceived  the      ho-ly   child,   On    the 


±=t 


fa^E± 


* 


3=7- 


shep  -  herd's    hum   -    ble        offer-ing,     The        Re  - 


I — r- 


kind    -    ly     smiled. 


-  deem    -    er 


Faith       and 


I 


^ 


£E 


Hope,  and      gen   -    tie         Chari    ty,       Those     three 


^2=? 


sis  -  ters,       pure       and      fair, 


X 


Were 


then 


S 


-* * — ^-v 

led        by        light    from         Heav-en,         To  ap  - 


k 


3 


~. 


'-. 


-  proach        and 


wor     -   -   ship      there. 


54  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  57. 


Andante 
Sostenuto. 


Ife 


PP  Una  sola  voce  basso. 


a$s 


3=^fc 


It 


is  the      hour, 


3=m 


1 1 


-yf- 


it        is      the  hour    of  prayer,         For  -  get        the 


m 


earth,  for  -   get        all  earth  -  ly      care. 

Alcune  voci  Soprano. 


:± 


m 


^- 


Be  -  fore     the  Lord         of  heav'n  and  earth  bow 


1 u 0 f2_A _ 

J,     fe         E         i         J        1         T =: 

down 


With 


sim  -   pie       hearts, 


g±£ 


and    wor  -  ship    at       his  throne,       With      sim  -  pie 
Rail. 


^ 


3E^E 


-&- 


hearts,        and       wor -ship      at         his      throne. 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 
CHORUS. 


55 


i 

»i 

1            1            K 

i 

1 

1            '            ^ 

Fa- 

tber,     Al-might  -  y, 

We      are    but   dust, 

li 

i       * 

1     . 

1               1 

1 

In 

9      *       T*       •& 
thy  great  mer  -  cy 

We    put    our  trust. 

. 

1 

1          i 

4 

1          '        i 

a        • 

Thou 

art   our       Mak  -    er,     Thou    art   our  Lord, 
morendo. 

l\       1 

J  ■      n 

1 

r        i      i 

i        i      i 

*     J 

•6 

-4 

*•       -#■ 

■£»■ 

By    men  and        an    -    gels  Thou    art    a-dored. 
No.  58. 

Affettcoso. 


* 


Jueen         of 


gels 


d       f 


-F — P- 


-j=±z 


pray     for  me,  For     my  heart   is 


» «^=^V-     gj     ?=      f        ^7^ — €— : 


Full  of 


thee. 


Thou  art 


56 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


2 


# # 


^ 


%=f & 


next     to      God       on 


high,  First   and 

CHORUS. 


^-\ef^ 


=f= 


fair  -  est,        In      the  sky,  First    and 


^ 


■*=¥■ 


£E* 


In 


fair  -   est, 
No.  59. 


the 


Apfettuoso 


flr{  )^^+ 


Daugh  -  ter    of  God  the      Fa    -    ther, 


p  .     *       *      PA'         J      *•"    •   •     m       m      %  m  P 

1— J 1 — U-U 1          »| 1 — b    U  w   '■ 

O,      Vir-  gin  pure  and  mild>         I        ve  -  ne  -  rate  and 


m^ 


I 


t 


^ 


«-y 


love  thee,     Ac    -    cept    me    for     thy  child. 


EiK 


— *  '_^ U— ' — ?- 

My        soul      and        all      its 


pow 


SONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


57 


TE 


ZE 


con    -    se  -   crate      to        thee ; 


1 ^— =-, — 

— 

f  0 

■  ■  0  ■ 

i     r 

r 

F 

1 

l                 rf 

#  •       1 

/ 

/ 

^ - L 

Be pleased,  most    ho    -    ly        Moth  -   er, 


^ 


-t 


^ 


From  sin        to       keep        me        free. 

CHORUS.  Sostenuto. 


-&- 


i? 


Be  pleased,  most      ho 


Moth 


er, 


To      pray      our      Lord 
No.  60. 


for 


me. 


Andantino 
Grazioso. 


i 


4- 


3^ 


-* •  !»    o 


Near    thy     ser  -  vant      dy   -   ing 


^m 


-V — *- 


Let       thy   An -gel     stand,  On         thy  grace  re  - 


58 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


}     h    r 


* — *- 


-  ly   -  ing,  Let        my    heart    ex  -  pand. 


>    h    h 


-a — ©- 


P 


3E 


-g— e-e 


t» — p — t*-1- 

When  these  eyes  no     long  -  er        See       the  light  of 


-X, — 14 


-i-^-^S^ 


m 


3= 


earth,  Let         my     faith  grow      strong  -  er, 


3E 


3E 


# — -•- 


Shine  with        bright    -    er         worth. 


No.  61. 


Andante 
Sostenuto. 


f^S-rE-J-ji    j   j  H 


Pun  -  ish     me      not      in      the 


i  p  ."  J  £ 


j^i-t-^-EE^S 


day     of     thy  wrath,  Strike  me     not    sud  -  den  -  ly 


^^ 


^ 


j  j  J1  ;  t 


down  on     my  path ;   Let     not     the     en  -  e  -   my 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


59 


-fc— : ir 


-* ^ 


^ 


-f       *      -*- 


-V \h 


-y — \h 


*=£- 


laugh  at      my    fall,       Pi  -  ty     me,  Lord,  who  hast 


t     a 


^-^1  t,  r.  <  'M 


V      s 


v — + — v — t- 

pi  -  ty    for    all.  Judge  of    the    fa  -  ther  -  less, 


tMj-jH" 


-# #-" 


hope     of      the  weak :    Re  -  fuge  and    help   of     the 


=F=F 


^ 


h    h    1^ 


^ 


i         *- 


^ 


-# #- 


low  -  ly      and  meek,  Look  on     my  wretch-ed  -  ness, 


fczfzfa^E 


* 


'  »- 


list      to      my  grief,   Turn  for    thy    mer  -  cy's  sake. 


grant 


re 


lief. 


No.  62. 


Maestoso 


tr 


gss* 


-»— w- 


Yes,     I  have  heard  that  whis  -  per, 


60 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


1  i    j   rj  j i ij   j   r  j   n 

J         #       ##       #       P     \   1     &   •     m       S      *       m 

That  small  still  voice  within,  It      said,  take  care,  it 


i     j    * 


o>  r  7 


*     y 


-*— i 


aid,   be -ware,    Do       not    com-mit       a     sin. 


4—^-^-j- 


* 


I  heed  -  ed      not       its         warn    -    -  ing. 


m 


si 


P 


I      wavered,  and    I      fell,        And    felt  the  force  of 


k  n  $ 


5Q 


*      y 


stern  re -morse,  That  cowed  me     with    its   spell. 


HJ  J,J  J'J  i 


Thus      fare      I  when    I      go       to       sin,        Nor 


^Tr-rr 


I 


-*-.  ?    i 


heed     the     warn  -  ing    voice  with  -  in. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  63. 

Allegretto. 


CHORUS. 


61 

J.  M.  L. 


¥^^ 


se 


Spir-it  of   ho  -  liness  Come  from  above, 
.                                          Fine. 

#  •      '* 

o 

f          m 

i         P 

<n   * 

r     ht 

r 

&    \ 

•j 

I            1 

i        i 

1 

Grant    us     the   sev  -  en  -  fold   Gift     of       thy   love. 
SOLiO.    minore.                             m 

^ 

m   •      P     m 

^ 

«       m 

i         If 

1  '           i 

1            !i>     I        , 

1             t 

1             r      \        n 

i        i 

1 

Wis-  dom 

points  out     to   us     Heav-  en's  true  worth, 

D.  C. 

i          n      | 

i                   n 

f         f 

J        J        J 

d  •     *      # 

m         *  •      m 

L_L — | (_J 

U L 

None  but    vain  hap  -  pi-ness  Springs  from  this  earth. 
No.  64, 


MODKRATO 


fti 


CHORUS. 


J.  M.  L. 


Ho  -  ly     Spir-it      in      my  bos  -  om, 


£3 


§rt 


ES 


* 


Plant    and       fos     -      ter 


bless  -  ed 


fruit, 


v 


M 


3=& 


In      pure  hearts    it        spring-eth ev  -    er 


62 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


Fine. 


1 


H 


*_#_ 


:E^=S 


3 ©- 


From      thy        grace     as        from    its      root. 
SOL.O. 


^E 


-p — #- 


* 


^3= 


^=1 


Cha  -   ri  -  ty,       sin    -     cere        and       earn  -  est. 


^W- 


-r-f-f-v. 


eS 


^4 


S: 


-#-*■ 


gS5 


4 — *ifct*-— xr-i-*-' 


^*r 


In    the    ser-vice  of     our  Lord,      Makes  us  fear    to 

D.  C. 


it* 


^^^=3E 


#=?= 


-U-4— t- 


dis  -  o  -  bey  him,  Makes  us  love  to     keep  his  word. 
No.  65. 

Andante. 


J.  M.  L. 


Now  is  the  Day-star  Goldenly  burning, 


* — #— # 


fa^Ui-f-if=rTt~r 


Morning  re  -  turning  Calls  us  to  prayer.  Let  us  not  tar  -  ry, 


^W- 


tt 


£*=* 


§S£ 


m 


v  v   «■*■ 


-?— # 


Let  us  not  fal  -  ter,   But  to  the  al  -tar  Gladly  re  -  pair. 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  63 

No.  66. 


J.  M.  L. 


Dolce 


AXDANTK. 


^m^ffm^^ 


Child  of  the  morning,  ail  -  ye  -ry  numbers 


fc 


=v; 


5=f 


f—Mz 


Tempt  -  ing  -  ly    urge   thee     on      to       thy    fall ; 


-N— N- 


»— 


EEJE5 


«--Fai— f — — 


* »- 


* 


Scorn  the  light  voi  -  ces      haunt  -  ing  thy  elum-bere, 


*-*-?- 


-f=ns 


Child   of      the      morn- ing,      heed  not    their  call. 


-# $- 


#-rN- 


-* — # — #- 


-V — *- 


4*    b-   1     ' 


Bright  flow-ers  lure    thee,     dain  -   ti  -  ly    spreading 


& 


-#-a 


*t 


-*-?- 


^    '    ' 


■^^ — ^ 


O    -    ver  the   mar  -  gin       of         the     a  -  byes, 


S=*: 


E^£ 


* 


f. 


Woe    to      thee  heed  -  less     wan  -  de  -   rer    tread  -ing, 


64 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


*=± 


m 


J    ^    h 


m 


Thoughtless-  ly     on  -  ward,  tread  -  ing   a  -  miss. 


No.  67. 


J.  M.  L. 


MODERATO. 


i 


m 


*c  j7 


Where,  O,   where  are  the     hap  -   py 


^3 


35 


J  r  r 


»  .    »  |  s    v*-\~* 


g32 


hours,        I     knew  ere  yet         by     sin     de-  filed  ? 


w& 


# — ©- 


g 


Where,  O,    where  are     the     birds  and    flow-ers      That 


WW^f 


g 


rtjc 


£ 


gave      me      plea  -  sure 


when 


child! 


$m 


* 


Dreams  of      va   -  ni  -  ty  charmed  my     vis  -  ion,    And 


333 


^P 


■0 G~ 


^m 


nh+- 


soon     my  peace- ml     home    I    spurned,  Then    ah. 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


65 


S 


^ 


*=F 


£E 


_*_*_ 


bit  -  ter  -  ly 


de    -      ri  -    sion      Joy 


=# 


HP-f- 


fled      from      me 


wher  -  e'er 


turned. 


No.  68. 


Con  dolcezzr*. 


MODERATO. 


n     ton  aoicezz^i 

XS    i    zz¥=\ 


*—•- 


4t 


J.  M.  L. 


3^ 


2=2- 


Skies    of   pur  -  pie  and   gold, 


■0 #- 


5^ 


5 


* 


Paths  of    vel  -vet  and  down,    "Wreaths  of    myr-  tie    and 


m  *    p 

•                              Pk 

^  —  ^ 

r     ~    *  * 

r            -     -*      j 

« •  «  **  •* 

u>       '     i 

w 

r     # 

i        f     7    7    " 

1             V 

—V- 

-k— & 1 

L_L_^_ L 

rose, 


But    no   thorn  in     the     crown. 


^ 


:«Eg 


Com    -     rades  gen  -  tie      and        true, 


^mmm^mm 


Ban  -  quets  splendid  and  rare  Days     all,  happy  and 


66 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


dtS± 


I=i 


p=^ 


&$=$&&& 


^ 


bright,  Nights     all     free  from  dull  care, 

N-J-^-i-g=i-i        .  I  I   ±c 


^S^ 


B#— 0— 0- 


fFf-r-ez^H-3}-:: 


+mh!=!t=b-L_^ 


Thi6  is  the  tale  hope  told,  When  life  was  young,  not  old. 
No,  69.  j.  : 

MODERATO. 


Con  expression  c. 


a^^EJEEfe 


*—»^-» 


My  heart  is     sad     and  hea-  vy,  The 


-^ #- 


jpL   y    f   ^4 


3 


* .»- 


long    and     lone  -  ly      hours     De  -  part  -  ing  pluck  no 


~ww 


^^ 


=F=tt 


* — * 


thorn   a  -  way,  Re  -  turn-ing  bring  no    flow  -  erg.     The 


-ft— 0- 


0-^-0^0 0 P—0- 


SEEE^EE 


-*-*= 


clouds  are  frowning  'round  me,The  light  is  fainter  growing,And 


-f=WZ 


^- 


-P—+-H- 


=fet 


Z±±* 


friendship's  voice  I  hear  it  now,  Not  caring  or  not  knowing. 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS.  67 

No    70.  J.  M.  L. 

Con  espressione. 

•         S 


Ajcdante. 


^m 


I        too     have   stood     a  -    mong  the 


0     • 

P ^J r— 

hj4— J 

— h 

1 j 

S         *'        4 

\=*P=*—A 

— 4 -f| 

band,    "Who  fear    dis    -     hon     -      or       more    than 

1  S — hr~  *—  N     IS 


=£5: 


w — *~ 


-*—* 


-F=V- 


death  ;  I     too   the     hill  of  fame  have  scanned,  And  worn  the 


-i W-&d «- 


tq=fe=rfc: 


3=!t£ 


shin   -   ing     lau  -rel  wreath  ;  But  hear  ye     all      who 


"" '    " 

— # — 

— F — 1 

1 — 0 — 

• 

^ 

^ 

nm 

m 

i      . 

1 

m 

m 

H 

V 

[/ 

j 

-|j 

[-v- 

—+- 

V 

-V— 

lr 

—/— 

on  -  ly      live,    Or     6eem    to      live,   while   men    ap  - 


#  •- 


^^ 


-  plaud,  Not  all    the  hon  -ors  earth  can   give,        Are 


±z 


* 


worth  a        mo  -  ment  passed  with    God. 


68  SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

No.  71. 


J.  M.  L. 


Con  spirito. 


MODERATO. 


PbE^M^pJ^^ 


E  -  nough  of     this   world  and     its 
N 


th-f-JH- 


* 


^b= 


-*-*— Tt 


^^^ 


— * — * — * — #- 
splendors,  I  have  toiled  in     its  ser  -  vice  too  long ;    E  - 


=£ 


EgES 


nough  of      un  -  blush-ing     of  -  fen  -  ders,     I      will 


$ 


llpf^^^ 


break  from  the  pro-fli-gate  throng.  I  once  had  the  soul  of  an 


tv — N 


=ft 


^T^ 


An  -  gel,   I     was  fre  -  er   and  hap  -pi  -  er    then,      I 

ff       .         .       .         S       k  /tn 


ft     I      J       H  *       iT~f 


vow     on     the    Ho  -  ly       E  -  van  -  gel,      To     be 


£=*= 


» 


^ 

free,    to      be    hap  -  py  a    -    gain. 


SOXGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS.        69 
NO.  72.  J.  M.  L. 


#— * 


-fc-g 


Al  -  mighty  Fa  -  ther  of  my  soul,  In 


^ZZ^I 


--*— *— C-U 


§#^-# — ^- 

a. i i 


g±fe_u_ U— ^- 


^=^- 


eor  -  row  and  in  6hame  I    kneel  to  thee,  but  scarcely 


'1                    IC 

1 

l\     I*       " 

M         K          N. 

8    r 

m          J        n    ■  P 

J 

J       1> 

0           # 

#    •      #       J        J   - 

£,'           # 

\j 

#       # 

dare     In-voke  thy  ho-ly  name.   I     am  not    worthy 


zzeti.  C  f 


=*=£ 


1 


to       be     called,  O      Lord,    a      child   of      thine,    For 


-* m — 0. — 9-1 — 9. — m  *- — m m L 


-*» — s 


3=* 


M 


~3 

thou  art    pur-i  -  ty  it-self,  And  naught  but  sin  is  mine. 


No.  73. 


J.  M.  L. 


MODFRATO. 

Con  fuoco. 


pPFJ+l-k&EEfZ 


*3 


0,      how    shall    we   praise  thee,   Ce  - 
K 


f »  p  0  .  m   'tt-#  I  _  jI~T 


*    » 


ci  -   li  -  a  ?  How   num-ber  what  glo  -  ries  are  thine ;  To 


70 


SONGS    FOE   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


-fr—- 1— J33^ 


m 


crown  tiiee  twin    em-  blems  of   vie    -    to  -  ry,        The 


— ?— 

—J — 

— «^ — 

=^r\ 

.   p. 

-?- 

=^H= 

palm    and  the    li     -      ly  com  -  bine. 


o, 


SE 


La  -  dy,    all    queen-ly     and     beau  -  ti   -    ful,       Our 


jEE£=}<=?=^Er-r-^ 


souls    are        in      love  with  thy     worth, 


Look 


& 


ses 


down  from  thy  glo  -  ry  in        Pa     -    ra  -  dise,      And 


^~ u~gpgg 


zsfc 


smile      on  thy    chil  -   dren  of       earth. 
No.  74. 


J.  M.  L« 


Harzialk 


I 


"E 


=t 


•#-.- 


First  off  '-ring  of    A  -  me  -  ri  -  ca    On 


SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


11 


I  I 


3fc^: 


ho  -   ly       Moth-er's   shrine,  A     hid  -  den  home,  a 


=b 


-# — 0- 


name  unknown,  Are  now  no    long-  er     thine.  The 


-*--^=*= 


S— • *- 


light   of  faith  from  pole   to  pole,  From  sea  to     sea    hath 


-t—  *- 


■—d- 


■v- 


spread,  And    all      who  love    it       learn    to    love    The 


=F=F 


peer  -  less        Li   -     man       maid. 
^CHORUS. 


AXDAKTINO. 


±?tz 


£ 


S 


List  to     our  an  -  ti  -  phon,  Grant  its  re  ■ 
Liittle  slower. 


p^py  j\  +±—0—$*-  =t— ^ — F^B    1      ■  ^^ 


quest ;  Pray  for    thy   nat  -  ive   land,  Pray  for    its 


72  SONGS   FOR  CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 

A  tempo. 


1 


-#— 0- 


dTaf^h± 


=F=* 


fcatzz 


rest; 


1 r 

Pray  it   may  ev  -  er   be      Hap  -  py     and 


^r^FM^bt-^-^ 


blest, 
Rail. 


Rose     of       A   -   me  -  ri 


ca, 


^EE 


Pride    of       the        West. 
No,  75. 
Allegbetto 


m 


ftn 


dt=& 


There  once  did  live   a    lit  -  tie    girl   At 


£3E 


r-*-r 


» 


Li  -   ma      in      Pe  -  ru,        The  fair  -  est       lit  -   tie 


3=#; 


4— J-J 


girl    was      she,      Her  neighbors  ev  -  er       knew ;  "  O, 


^ 


i=t 


see      her    ro-sy  cheek,  they  said,  How  pret-ti  -  ly      it 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  73 

/TV 


J 


-g^— t- 


^=#= 


z 


— 


=3t 


glows,"  And    tho'   her    name  was     I  -  sa  -  bel,      They 


s 


al   -    ways  called  her      Rose. 
No.  76. 


MODERATO 


-u 


Con  dolcezza. 


J.  M.  L. 


i^ 


- 


Know  ye    that  an  -  gels    si  -  lent  -  ly 


A 

i n 

-i 

i #-n 

r? 

* 

i 

p 

*       «      1 

i     r 

1        !       - 

& 

i        ' 

\ 

# 

I 

1        I 

glide      From  their  blest  mansions  down  to  your  sioe  ; 
PP  , 


-* *—+ 

Know  ye      that      an    -    gels     si  -    lent  -  ly      glide 


From  their  blest  man  -  sions  down  to      your  side  ; 

f 


^=^ 


& 


Know   ye    their  bright  eyes    watch  night  and    day, 


74 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


4       0 ' — t—i — --+• x '    I 


Lest    e    -    \i\      spir  -  its        make  you  their  prey ; 
Cres, 

1    ,      I r-rA 1 ff<-& 


3=f 


-&- 


Know  you  their  bright  eyes  watch  night  and     day, 


=t 


B 


-a— y- 


Lest    e    -    vil       spirits         make  you    their  prey. 
CHORUS. 


1 

i # — | 

0                      In 

p        1 

i            m        Q* 

/Q          >• 

r         #        # 

i          1 

['      v 

1 — | 1 

1 — i 

LJ L u- 

__J — 

Beau-  ti   -    ful      an  -  gels    Keep  watch  and    ward, 

_Il  _\  __ 


fe? 


O  -    ver     all     chil  -    dren,  Dear  to      the     Lord ; 


-» <5- 


T 


X 


?=*- 


By    your    sweet  pre  -  sence  Ren  -  der      us       still, 


&± 


s 


Stead-fast      in         good-  nesa,  Proof  a  -    gainst  ill. 


SOMJS    FOE    CATnOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


IS- 


No.  77. 


# 


Reiigioso 


fc*q 


+  MF' 


-/l-#- 


^IS 


In      a  dream  I   saw  the  Sea-sons,  Coming 


*=* 


from   the   Stars  a  -  bove,  And     be  -  fore      the  new-born 
dolce. 


±»z 


+E3E 


:z. 


Sa  -  viour,   Pay-ing  vows       of  faith  and  love,  Spring  ar 


± 


^^=t=M^ 


-h-# 


— ^ ^ 

-  rayed   in   roseate  -  man  -  tie,   Like     her    flow-ers  fresh  and 

IT  .  H  .» ^^t-, — — ?■ 


S 


^E: 


-#--—#- 


1 (" 


sweet,  Laid  her    a-ma-ranths    and       li   -lies,     At  the 


heaven-ly       In  -  fant's  feet. 
No.  78. 

Allegretto 


PH 


v 


3S 


Gold  -  en    days    and    ail  -  ver  night* 


56 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


5 


d-S  J      1 


?SE 


-#-P 


=r*-#- 


:** 


x?^ 


Fill    the   soul  with    pure    de-lights,    We    are  hap  -py, 


— p — * — © — i »   »  e  r   * — i — f*  *  »  ^  - 

=±=:| r  ■   1  1      U     1      !-;>■■  U    -    E=: 

let     MB  -  sing,      To      the   moth-er,     of     our  King. 
CHORUS. 


Jifeii 


p 


it 


-i — i— i 


Vir  -  gin  hear  our     fond  ap  -  peal,   At  thy  shrine  we 


hum-bly  kneel,  Hear  us  praise  thee       ev*-ry    day,  In 


a 


^ 


*±5 


the      lovely  month  of       May. 
No.  79. 

Andante. 


i 


«i 


?fc 


T 


*^=5 


^i 


Where  the    ho  -  ly       Al    -     tar  stands, 


32- 


* 


Un  -  seen   An  -  gels    come       in  bands,         Bear  -  ing 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


77 


m 


cen   -  sers     in  their    hands, 


Watch 


and 


0— *  !     |  P     I    o     ,      I      !  a ! i 


ward    they  night  -  ly      keep, 


While 


the 


1 

dew     -     y       heav   -   ens    weep, 


4- 


S= 


While       for 


r€h 


—&- 


-   get      -     ful        mor    -  tals   sleep, 
No,  80. 

A.VDUTTK. 


fSfeg 


J.  M.  L. 


I      bow      be  -  fore    thee,    un  -  seen 


j        ■   I       ==_  iq    ,        ]i  a — i n: 


De    -    i    -    ty,. 


That    in      these  forms     hast 


*— *- 


tru    -    ly 


hid 


den        thee  ; . . . , 


My 


78 


SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


*E 


± 


heart 


is     whol    -    ly        sub    -     ject       to        thy 


± 


±=± 


#= 


sway, 


For 


thy        love  di   - 


as 


I 


zzr 


^f 


melts      a 


way. 


No.  81. 


Con  fervore. 


J.  M.  L. 


Lento. 


V 


M^m^m 


The  vows  which  I     have  spo  -  ken,   Were 


&M 


-*-*- 


spo  -  ken,    Lord,  to    thee  ;        The  vows  which  I  have 


=r^ 

f  . 

^ 

r  7    h  - 

bro    -    ken,  Were  told    on    bend-ed    knee. 
Cres. 


'Twas 


3E 


not        to        earth  -   ly        chief      or        king,     That 


80KGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


79 


fr^rr-r^f- 


«s=* 


* 


*=JM 


-V—4- 


feal  -  ty  was  sworn  by  me,  The  vows  which  I . . .     have 


EE 


*E 


bro  -  ken,      "Were  made,  0    Lord*  to     thee,  O 

PP 


4=^ 


121 


Lord,    O        Lord, 
No.  82. 


were  made      to 


thee. 


j.  M.  L. 


Adagio. 


tt 


£E 


ii=*il 


Forth    a  stern  de  -  cree  hath    is  -  sued, 


;?3t 


*=*=*=: 


It      is  sanctioned    from  on     high,    Ev' -  ry  child  that's 
-I U 


=£ 


X 


tl 


3=m 


& 


born   of     A  -  dam,  He  shall  one  day    sure  -  ly     die  ; 


&=Pr 


£^& 


S 


*y 


^r^ct 


ifct; 


Gil  -  ded  dome  and  na  -  ked  raf  -  ter,  Both  shall  ech  -  o 


80 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


*s     PP 


m^ 


-V € 


i=*=?r=J 


to    the   call,   The    Here-af  -  ter,  The    Here-af  -  ter, 


E=± 


X 


-5-f 


We    are     hast'  -  ning        to        it       all. 


No.  83. 

SOLO.    Con  dolcezza. 


J.  M.  L. 


Andante. 


£k=?z 


m     # 


-g-?- 


Let      a       pi  -  ouspray'rbe    said 


fWW^^ 


t 


For   the  spir  -  its    of       the  dead,     That  their  suf-fer- 


ztt-rrrT^B 


-& r« 


"^H?" 


d— jp-l  o      g 


ings  may  cease,     That  they  soon  may  rest  in  peace. 
CHORUS. 


3=3E? 


:«=^ 


« *-t-^ — *     '    I  o *-t 


Hear  us,    Fa-ther,     while    we  pray  For        our 


friends  now  paw'd   a  -  way,       Show  them  mer  -  cy> 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


81 


m 


¥If-*^. 


-J^E: 


- 


grant  them  rest,     In        the     Ci   -   ty       of     the  Blest, 


3 


m 


3 


-<9 0- 


-# — #- 


-d — + 


■0—0- 


& 0- 


•g.-hs> 


Mi  -  se  -  re  -  re,     Mi  -  se  -  re-re,      Mi  -  se  -  re      -      re  ! 
No.  84.  J.  m.  l. 

Con  f or za. 


MODERATO. 


JUL 


■V 


23S 


zt. 


-#-— 


Con  grazia. 


Christ     is     ri  -  sen  from  the  dead, 


^=^ 


*-r-r- 


Ri  -  sen,  as      he      tru-ly    said,    Praise  the  Lord  with 


l< 

^=*-i 

—  ^ — I — J— 4 — F 

#— 

*  • 

,       0 

N^ 

•          I        \ 

W   *     ^           , 

-v- 

1 

-1h- 

grate-ful  voice,       Bless  his  name,  rejoice,   re-joice, 

CHORUS.  Allegretto. 


r — r* — n 1 

w    ~1—i — I 1 

r        !    1   J      i  .      !        i 

^  J    *  #    !* 

r 

\ 

&      1     * 

1    r     * 

1      '        1 — ^-J 

U 0— 

1 

-U__ 

— #— 

Bless    his    name,  re- joice,re  -  joice.  Re  -  sur  -  rex-  it 


» 

rff 

— \— s^i — r^ — : — * — 

__J — 

— ^j — p- 

«! ^— # Li p 1 

ai    -    cut         dix    -    it        al     -     le     -     lu   -  ja, 


82 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


-F— #- 


^ — fed     i 


al     -     le 


lu    -    ja,     Re    - 


-*-• 


. f-#— s 1 f=h — \ 

■f — i — F — F a — \-A 


^=w 


sur    -    rex  -  it 


S 


-*=F 


si  -  cut     dix-it       al 
No.  85. 

Andantwo. 


le 


lu  -  ja. 


J.  M.  L. 


■i 


EE? 


^m 


Zea  -  lous    for        the    hon    -  or 


r— — 

f^    f 

rf — f— T — ft 

■     J                 \J 

j      •f     *f 

,          r 

d              \          * 

1        vll 

:>      '        L> 

' 4 

9 

Of    the  Lord  a    -   bove, 


May    I    serve  the 


HMf- 


do    -    nor        For       his   gifts    of  love ; 


-#-     r       L 


-#^F- 


^=2=2: 


Give  not  earthly    pleasure, 


Eich-  es    or     re  ■ 


■»■*,  » 


BE± 


=F=?-?- 


Give       me   for    my    treasure, 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS.  83 


M  *  P         »     I     f        _  I     '  »  j 


Lord,  thy  -  self      a  -  lone, 


Give    me      for      my 


& 


treas-ure, 


Lord,   thy  -  self    &  -  lone, 


-*-ti 


4— P 


fc^p: 


#    * 


~7 — r 


•  *  t  # 


3tzb 


7H       7" 
Lord,     0    Lord,     0  Lord  thyself    a  -  lone. 

No.  86. 


J.  M.  L. 


Adagio. 


&N 


H 


5F 


I  passed  a    rose    at  ear-  ly  morn, 'T was 


— Vr 

— #— 

— 0— 

— ^T 

1 *— 

— *- 

— !■*• — 

^jJ  7 

-y-L 

->- 

-\r- 

r-  _ 

blooming    fresh  and     fair,        When  ev'ning   came,  a 


=N=*I 


— >r 


na   -  ked  thorn  Was  all     that  met  me      there,      And 


1- 

*    *»    K 

— P~#- 

-#-# — ^ — u 

— N — r- 

# 

=h 

"    *j \    •  ' 

*#,■'  u 

=*-i= 

— ^ — *• 

then  my   spir  -  it      spoke  to  me,  And  thus   to     me  did 


84 


SONGS  FOE  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


^ 


SE 


^^ 


zfcrsfc 


5t 


say, 


There  is       a     les  -  son        here  for    thee,Thus 


=3-9-9- 


life    doth  pass    a    -    way. 
No.  87. 


P.  Paolicchi. 


Allegro 
Moderato. 


1      -  t  fm 


* 


There's    wor-ship  where  the 


3^ 


3 


--rr^-r' 


m 


ro  -  ses  bloom,  Where  vi  -  o  -  lets    are  found,     A 


-r-r-r 


m 


5=£5 


9 


mong-  the  flow'rs  that      bow       at 


morn,      With 


T^± 


#--- 


— <y 

shining  dew-drops  crowned,  And       all     the  blossoms 


pps^igs^ 


red     and      white,  That  scent  the  leaf  -  y     grove,    They 


SONGS  FOR  CATHOLIC  SCHOOLS. 


85 


4^: 


=g-y-^ 


±3t 


-d      S  f- 


too     proclaim  their  Maker's  name  And  thank  Him  for  his 


35 


jtSL 


BE* 


^r-^= 


-+-*- 


-^^-^ 


love,       They  too     proclaim    their Ma-ker's  name,  And 


I 


¥=+ 


K 


^S^ 


^-eh 


thank  Him      for        his        love, 
No.  88. 


F.  KiicKEN. 


Cow  Es- 

PXJB6SIONE, 


^1 


y=yqp    Sf 


V-U-^-as- 


*    eat: 


The  Hope  which  I  have  cherished,  It 


did* 


* 


T 


-V — i/- 


was       a     gift       of  thine,  Though  dreams  of  joy    have 


^^Sb^-^i^fefefe^ 


perished,  This  Hope  is  ev  -  er  mine,  The  bud  of  promise 


as 


e£ 


*—»- 


£ 


# 


morn    bestows,  At  night     is  but     a    with-ered  rose,  The 


86 


SONGS   FOR   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


fete£i^^!P=ff5 


3=fcn 


¥ 


t 


Hope  which  I    have  oher-ished,  It     was      a     gift      of 


± 


j& 


thine,         A       gift, 
No.  89. 


First  Chorus. 


a    gift,       0  Lord,  of  thine. 

J.  M.  L. 


Stilo 

COKALE 


$m 


2-  s)     e)     o- 


T 


Sal  -  va    nos    Do   -  mi  -  ne       vi    -     gi 


^m 


-d — g: 


=5=?=ra 


* jry      n f  ~  ~o~ 

Cus  -  to  -  di    nos       dor   -  mien   -   tes. 

Second  Chorus. 


Ian  -  tes 


Allegretto. 


pim 


■4—*—*- 


S 


Save    us,     Fa-ther,    when  we  wake, 


±±xt 


Guard       us  while     our  rest        we  take. 
First  Chorus. 


-0— 4 1 I- 


2-d     cJ    -& 


-*—&- 


£ 


-f2— jg-1-^ 


Ut     vi  -  gi  -  le     -    -  mus  cum  -   -   Chris-to, 


SONGS    FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 

rallento. 


87 


± 


zoi 


t3t 


■© — c* — r^! 
et      re-quies   ca  -  mus      in         pa  -  ce,     A  -  men. 

Second  Chorus. 


= 


May 


rest      in         peace,  '   and       then 


p — f — T~^ 

i 

P         o 

. 

y 

00     d 

—\ 1 

tJ 

Sleep       the       sleep     of 
No.  90. 


peace,     A    -    men. 


AUDAKTINO. 


fa 


Sd 


-V— / 


±*43 


3=» 


pfc 


h  h  «-l 


~9 — 9~ 


Dark  clouds  are  o  -ver  us    Stealthi  -  ly 


-#-#—# 


1&Z2+: 


=Sg=F 


■V- 


creep-ing,  Wild     bil  -  lows  threaten  us,  An  -  gri   -   ly 


i ^_ 


leap  -   ing,         Dark      clouds    are 


^0-90- 


Steal  -  thi    -     ly         ereep  -  ing,     Wild      bil    -  lows 


pEJ^LkE 


tkre&ten  us,      An  -  gri  -  ly     leap-  ing,     Hear  us,    we 


'88 


SONGS   FOB   CATHOLIC   SCHOOLS. 


BS 


*=£ 


fly       to    thee,      Moth  -  er 


of 


Pu  -  ri   -  ty, 


# 


-SJ: 


-0 — 0--*- 


=3=^ 


'4'- 


Sane  -  ta      Ma 


ri  -  a,      Sane  -  ta   Ma    -  ri   -  a  ! 


=j? — ? — b--:-f— i    ~  ^4     <!     *  : 

:    * '    :     ^rr^-^-z^r-v fr~: 

Hear       us, 

we         fly     to     thee,  Moth 

-    er 

of 

-**"       ^ 

i       0        0     v          ^»i 

fe*-  *     r   ' 

~ fej — Tl. f  *■  J 

-rf 

H 

^          ' 

i ^^g ^5__ j 

LS= 

Pu  -  ri  -  ty,         Sane    -     ta 


Ma 


I 


Sane   -   ta 


Ma    -  ri    -     a! 


No.  91. 


Andantino. 


^|e£^ 


RONDINRLLA. 


-<=* 


S 


This    day      is        a       day     of    re- 


Efe± 


1 


±ee£e5£ 


5 


JOl  -  Clllg, 


Let       ev1  -  ry    dull  me  -  mo  -  ry 


SONGS   FOR    CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


89 


ran 

|_ 


ish. 


Let 


each     one   his    mi 

j * b L 


ry 


Eg 


ban  -  ish, 


And       be      like  the  day  bright  and 


fair. 


Pour      out    your    full   hearts    in       a 


r     4    -i kn 

— w d * w — 

i € 9 £ * B 

w j r % — 

W- # g F # S 

-i — *— ^ — M--1 

cho  -  rus, 


cho  -  rus    of     in  -  no  -  cent 


— ~ lr 


glad  -  ness  ;  A    -  way  with   all    sor  -  row  and 


^r=£ 


fi^E 


=?=F 


- 


#— *~ 


-*-# 


■#— #- 


1 r 

sad  -  ness,       A  -  way  with  all  trouble  and    care. 


No.  92. 

E*fc 


R0NDI5ELLA. 


ALLEGRETTO.  _ 


it 


Twi  -  ltght       is         a      witch  -  ing 


90 


SONGS    FOR   CATHOLIC    SCHOOLS. 


3=£ 


hour . . . 


Let 


its 


grey     and     pur  -   pie 


£ 


wing 


Gen  -    tly      spread    its        nia    -    gic 


power . 


O'er      my        sens   -    es     while        I 


I 


*c 


e£ 


it 


t— 

sing. 


Twi   -   light  glean  -  eth 


ten 


der 


~c 


mus  -  ings, 


From     the      new  -  mown  fields       of 

J £ J N- 


T=t 


« 


thought,   Art  in      grace  -  ful      sheaves  will 


± 


5=k 


J     h  <- 


I 


bind  them,  Lest    they    wilt    and  come    to     naught. 


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